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Definitions of tarantula in various dictionaries:
noun - large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
noun - large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
Any of various large, hairy, chiefly tropical spiders of the family Theraphosidae, capable of inflicting a painful but not seriously poisonous bite.
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| This group of large, hairy spiders gets its name from a wolf spider found around Tarranto, Italy |
| This largest of spiders spins a tripwire to signal when something approaches its burrow |
| Sometimes called the bird spider, it's the largest of all spiders |
| The bird spider, a member of this family of hairy spiders, usually eats beetles, but it does eat small birds on occasion |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from a laboratory.) The Mexican red knee variety of this type of spider is crawling on my hand right now |
| It's the Central American stripe-kneed variety of this hairy species seen here |
| This large hairy spider is named for a wolf spider found near the Italian town of Taranto |
| This hairy family contains the world's largest spider, a South American species that has a 10-inch leg span |
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| Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy arachnids belonging to the Theraphosidae family of spiders, of which about 900 species have been identified. This article only describes members of the Theraphosidae, although some other members of the same infraorder (Mygalomorphae) are commonly referred to as "tarantulas". Some species have become popular in the exotic pet trade. New World species kept as pets have urticating hairs that can cause irritation to the skin and, in extreme cases, cause damage to eyes. |