tarantula

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She was particularly taken with a blue tarantula puppet and was encouraged by staff to share her journey through the space with her puppet friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

A tarantula love act begins with a courtship ritual.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

Flip around a tarantula so it’s belly up and you’ll be met with sizable fangs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

Typically, a spooked tarantula will try to run and hide, said Lisa Gonzalez, program manager of invertebrate living collections at the county Natural History Museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

Some even said it was a thousand times as strong as that of a tarantula.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin