Tarantulas

The tarantula hawk wasp was designated as New Mexico's state insect due to its unique characteristics and ecological role. Known for its striking appearance and powerful sting, it preys primarily on tarantulas, contributing to natural pest control. Its selection as the state insect also highlights New Mexico's diverse wildlife and the importance of protecting such remarkable species within the ecosystem.

The Chilean Rose Haired Tarantula, or Grammostola rosea, typically exhibits a robust body with a carapace that can vary in color from light pink to reddish-brown. Its legs are long and hairy, often displaying a darker hue compared to the body. This species has a distinctive, hairy abdomen, and its overall size can range from 4 to 5 inches in body length, with a leg span that can reach up to 7 inches. Their appearance is characterized by a somewhat docile demeanor, making them popular in the pet trade.

Mexican redknees (or brachyphelma smithi) are a large black-bodied tarantula with orange/ red markings on its leg joints and around its front-body section.

They have 4 pairs of legs

They have no jaws

They mostly live on land but some can live in water.

arachnids include - Scorpians, mites, ticks and spiders.

The Red-back Spider is one of only two species where the male is actively involved in assisting the female in sexual cannibalism. The male is much smaller than the female and will somersault to place its abdomen over the female's mouthparts. It two out of three case, the female will consume the male while mating continues and even if the male survives the matting ritual, they will die soon after anyway. Males gain two very important advantages by sacrificing themselves in this manner. Firstly, males who are eaten are able to engage in sexual activities for longer periods, allowing more eggs to be fertilised in one sitting. Secondly, females who have devoured a male while mating are more likely to reject subsequent males. The female can store sperm and use it over a period of two years, producing many clutches of eggs belonging to the dead male. Female Red-back spiders can lay eggs as often as every 25 to 30 days, with between 40 to 300 eggs in each clutch, some can even lay up to 5000 eggs. The eggs hatch about 13 to 15 days after being lain and the young spiders will leave the maternal web soon after via a droplet of silk caught on the wind. This strand of silk will eventually latch on to an object, where the young spider will establish its own web.

The Tarantula is a spider and belongs to the class of arachnids.

some rose hair turantulas live in the hot desserts in chile

Yes, all spiders have some sort of venom.

I am not an expert on tarantulas but i have a few of them as pets.

The generally will run away from anything that they do not see as food.

Some tarantulas will show a thread display but being attacked by one is highly unlikely... I have a Brazilian Birdeater which is the 2nd largest tarantula in the world and even it would rather though me with hairs and retreat...

PS tarantulas venom is generally not toxic to humans unless you are allergic to bee venom... So there is really no need to be scarred of tarantulas at all.

depending on the species of tarantula anywhere from 50-2000 eggs are laid so the number differs greatly from one species of tarantula to another . there is over 900 species of tarantula which explains the big difference .

Yes, they are eaten often too.

Not exactly. They prefer warm (and often humid) environments. They're found in south western areas of the usa, Central and South America. Species also occur throughout Africa, Asia and Australia. In Europe, species are found in Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Italy, and Cyprus.

tarantulas uses their venom inside their fangs to kill people we are alergic to them.

what animal does a tarantula cmpete with

They can walk around, snack of bugs, hide in a hole, take a drink, hide some more. They can do what most arachnids do.

not many, they only do that if they are starving to death, NOT A GOOD TREAT TO TRY AT HOME!trust me its foul in your mouth and hairy eeeeeeeeeeeewww

Tarantulas are very harmful never ever touch their legs and dont touch its eggs. Most tarantulas are territorial so they dont like other tarantulas. I put two togetger and though fought and no they were not mating it was fighting.... So be careful.

Yes they can. Tarantulas will eat pretty much any live animal they can overpower.

Like an overgrown Tarantula, literally. It looks like an abnormally large Tarantula.

its not actually a spider it's a myglomorph

Maybe, 1oo bites from that thing can kill you anyway. But i think that they don't really kill you.

it is theraphosidae

Definitely, a tarantula is bigger and stronger.

There are hundreds of tarantula species found in most of the world's tropical, subtropical, and arid regions. They vary in color and behavior according to their specific environments.

Yes it is - It's a story about the authors many 'pet' and other animals she encounters.