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Tarantulas

Tarantulas are a large breed of spider. Many species have thick legs and hairy bodies. As most tarantulas are not dangerous to people, they are often kept as pets.

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Is tarantulas stronger than a tarantula wasp?

Definitely, a tarantula is bigger and stronger.

Is the book The Tarantula in your Purse really a true story?

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

What countries is a tarantulas original home?

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.

What does tarantula eat?

A tarantula will eat anything it can overpower, including insects, other spiders, lizards, mice, small birds, whatever.

Is a tarantula an insect?

no, a tarantula is obviously a type of spider. all spiders are part of a group called arachnids. insects have 3 main body parts and 6 legs. arachnids have 2 main body parts and 8 legs.

Are you allowed to keep tarantulas in NZ?

No. NZ doesn't allow the introduction of insects or animals or mammals that are not already in NZ. It will interfer with the ecosystem.

How do you find out how old your tarantula is?

I have had a tarantula for several years and have found the larger the animal the older it is. As it molts it grows. Mine is fairly large now and is about 10 years old. This is my third tarantula. I hope you have given it a nice place to hide in its home, have a heated environment with a hot rock or heating element under the cage, and provide water.

Do tarantulas eat plants?

No. They are carnivores meaning they only eat meat. If you have a pet tarantula, feed it live crickets, roaches, meal worms, etc.

What do costa rican zebra tarantulas eat?

Zebras do not eat insects. They eat plants like grasses.

How many does eyes does a tarantula have?

some say 2,400 buts its actually 15-18 it depends on what kind it is hope it helps

How do tarantulas help some wasps reproduce?

They don't exactly 'help' the wasp to reproduce ! Some species of wasp actively prey on tarantulas. They paralyse the spider with powerful venom (but don't kill it). The helpless spider is dragged into the wasps burrow - where it lays an egg on the spider's body. The grub hatches and, as it grows, it eats the spider alive before pupating into an adult wasp !


What are the 7 levels of classification for a Mexican red knee tarantula?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Araneae

Family: Theraphosidae

Genus: Brachypelma

Species: B. smithi

Binomial name:

Brachypelma smithi

What species of tarantula was used in home alone the movie?

If I remember correctly it was a Mexican red leg. Most of the ones in movies are Mexican red leg. They are very mild in temper and pretty docile. I have a tarantula called a Peruvian Black Velvet.

How are you cruel to tarantulas?

You can be cruel to tarantulas by not giving them proper care
if they are not properly fed, they will die. Torture is another.

How big are male Mexican red knee tarantula's?

males are 33 inches and the females are 28 inches long

Is a tarantula a mammal?

No it is an arachnid, as all spiders are.

Mammals are all warm-blooded vertebrates.

Why are tarantulas fuzzy?

because they shoot those hairs on its body when its scared it annoys the enemy it is like getting fiber glass stuck it you it kinda itches and hurts.