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Named after Taranto, Italy, a port city where spiders are ubiquitous. Ironically, though, you cannot find tarantulas in Taranto. However, you are able to find Wolf Spiders there.

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The word "tarantula" originated from the name of the southern Italian town Taranto, where it was believed that the venomous Spiders were abundant.

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