Tarantula
noun
A type of large, hairy spider that is found in warmer parts of the world.
I spotted a tarantula crawling on the ground during my trip to the desert.
Often appears as...
- large tarantula
- pet tarantula
noun
In dance, tarantula refers to a historical dance called tarantella which was believed to cure the bite of a tarantula spider.
The band played a lively tarantula, setting a cheerful mood at the party.
Often appears as...
- dance the tarantula
- tarantula music
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A type of large, hairy spider that is found in warmer parts of the world.
I spotted a tarantula crawling on the ground during my trip to the desert.
Often appears as...
- large tarantula
- pet tarantula
noun
In dance, tarantula refers to a historical dance called tarantella which was believed to cure the bite of a tarantula spider.
The band played a lively tarantula, setting a cheerful mood at the party.
Often appears as...
- dance the tarantula
- tarantula music
Usage tips
Historical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Not Dangerous
Despite their size and appearance, most tarantulas are harmless to humans.
While hiking, remember that the tarantula may look scary, but it's not dangerous to us.
Pro Tip 2/3Exotic Pet
Some people keep tarantulas as pets, valuing them for their unique appearance.
My neighbor has a terrarium with a pet tarantula named Fluffy.
Pro Tip 3/3Folklore Beliefs
Tarantulas are often linked with myths, causing irrational fear in some cultures.
The movie portrayed the tarantula as a monster, playing off old folklore.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Dangerous
Despite their size and appearance, most tarantulas are harmless to humans.
While hiking, remember that the tarantula may look scary, but it's not dangerous to us.
Pro Tip 2/3Exotic Pet
Some people keep tarantulas as pets, valuing them for their unique appearance.
My neighbor has a terrarium with a pet tarantula named Fluffy.
Pro Tip 3/3Folklore Beliefs
Tarantulas are often linked with myths, causing irrational fear in some cultures.
The movie portrayed the tarantula as a monster, playing off old folklore.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Dangerous
Despite their size and appearance, most tarantulas are harmless to humans.
While hiking, remember that the tarantula may look scary, but it's not dangerous to us.
Pro Tip 2/3Exotic Pet
Some people keep tarantulas as pets, valuing them for their unique appearance.
My neighbor has a terrarium with a pet tarantula named Fluffy.
Pro Tip 3/3Folklore Beliefs
Tarantulas are often linked with myths, causing irrational fear in some cultures.
The movie portrayed the tarantula as a monster, playing off old folklore.
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Finger Food with Fingers...
tarantulas have their own special recipe so what we're gonna do is put these in this brandy we have and once we soak them in here for about 20 minutes or so we'll take them out we're then going to skewer them take a piece we're going to put in a deep fryer and what you're
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The world’s most painful...
One of these creatures is thought to possess the world’s most painful insect sting. If you were to guess, would it the ant that forages in rainforest canopies? The bee that protects a hive of delectable honey? Or the wasp that paralyzes tarantulas?
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How to Survive a Giant...
it's an eight-legged hair-raising predator and the largest spider in the world the Goliath tarantula a full-sized adult has a leg span up to a foot long a powerful hunter it can kill creatures
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Largest Spider in the...
they're the big hairy spiders of our nightmares and it's no wonder we're afraid tarantulas are the biggest of all the arachnids these spiders are killing machines perfectly adapted to their
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Giant Tarantula PIPE...
they're the big hairy spiders of our nightmares and it's no wonder we're afraid tarantulas are the biggest of all the arachnids these spiders are killing machines perfectly adapted to their
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The Colorful,...
Fantastic animals that are real, extremely alive and endangered. Boa snakes and kinkajous, opossums and tarantulas, salamanders and moths. Animals that one might see once in a lifetime,
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Survival Guide:...
it's an eight-legged hair-raising predator and the largest spider in the world the Goliath tarantula a full-sized adult has a leg span up to a foot long a
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Survival Guide:...
it's an eight-legged hair-raising predator and the largest spider in the world the Goliath tarantula a full-size adult has a leg span up to a foot long a
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Deadly Spider Bite! PIPE...
black tarantula settles in for a meal huge hairy and fanged tarantulas are the largest spiders in the world sometimes reaching a foot in diameter
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Don't Lose Your Head!...
Patagonia's male wandering tarantulas are searching for love.
Video examples
Finger Food with Fingers...
tarantulas have their own special recipe so what we're gonna do is put these in this brandy we have and once we soak them in here for about 20 minutes or so we'll take them out we're then going to skewer them take a piece we're going to put in a deep fryer and what you're
Video examples
The world’s most painful...
One of these creatures is thought to possess the world’s most painful insect sting. If you were to guess, would it the ant that forages in rainforest canopies? The bee that protects a hive of delectable honey? Or the wasp that paralyzes tarantulas?
Video examples
How to Survive a Giant...
it's an eight-legged hair-raising predator and the largest spider in the world the Goliath tarantula a full-sized adult has a leg span up to a foot long a powerful hunter it can kill creatures
Video examples
Largest Spider in the...
they're the big hairy spiders of our nightmares and it's no wonder we're afraid tarantulas are the biggest of all the arachnids these spiders are killing machines perfectly adapted to their
Video examples
Giant Tarantula PIPE...
they're the big hairy spiders of our nightmares and it's no wonder we're afraid tarantulas are the biggest of all the arachnids these spiders are killing machines perfectly adapted to their
Video examples
The Colorful,...
Fantastic animals that are real, extremely alive and endangered. Boa snakes and kinkajous, opossums and tarantulas, salamanders and moths. Animals that one might see once in a lifetime,
Video examples
Survival Guide:...
it's an eight-legged hair-raising predator and the largest spider in the world the Goliath tarantula a full-sized adult has a leg span up to a foot long a
Video examples
Survival Guide:...
it's an eight-legged hair-raising predator and the largest spider in the world the Goliath tarantula a full-size adult has a leg span up to a foot long a
Video examples
Deadly Spider Bite! PIPE...
black tarantula settles in for a meal huge hairy and fanged tarantulas are the largest spiders in the world sometimes reaching a foot in diameter
Video examples
Don't Lose Your Head!...
Patagonia's male wandering tarantulas are searching for love.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jonathan Davis
American Musician
I used to have 30 different species of tarantulas, as well as two Australian scorpions that are considered the deadliest in the world. If stung by one, a person would die in 30 minutes. But when I had kids I had to get rid of them, of course. Those were intense!
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Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
If there's one thing I've learned after a lifetime of dining on delicacies like blood pudding, sea squirts, and camel kidneys, even folks who wouldn't come within 100 yards of a Cambodian tarantula want to hear what it's like to chomp on one!
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Alan Alda
American Actor
I've sat looking down into a volcano that could blow at any moment; I've helped catch a shark and several rattlesnakes; I let a tarantula walk across my hand, and I ate rat soup.
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Matthew Underwood
American Actor
I have a lot of mice, I have a kitten named 'Girr,' I have an iguana named 'Invader Zim,' I have some fish, a whole buncha water snails, and a tarantula named 'Sweet Pea.
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Simon Schama
British Historian
I wrote a staggeringly bad poem when I was 19 after a girlfriend dumped me. I seem to remember comparing her to a tarantula. It was all very E. J. Thribb of me.
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Jim Crace
English Writer
I have tested my nerve by reaching a little too closely toward a lengthy alligator on the Gulf Coast and a saucer-sized tarantula in a Houston car park.
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Raymond Chandler
American Writer
He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.
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Will Poulter
English Actor
I am not a fan of tarantulas.
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Jonathan Davis
American Musician
I used to have 30 different species of tarantulas, as well as two Australian scorpions that are considered the deadliest in the world. If stung by one, a person would die in 30 minutes. But when I had kids I had to get rid of them, of course. Those were intense!
Quote examples
Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
If there's one thing I've learned after a lifetime of dining on delicacies like blood pudding, sea squirts, and camel kidneys, even folks who wouldn't come within 100 yards of a Cambodian tarantula want to hear what it's like to chomp on one!
Quote examples
Alan Alda
American Actor
I've sat looking down into a volcano that could blow at any moment; I've helped catch a shark and several rattlesnakes; I let a tarantula walk across my hand, and I ate rat soup.
Quote examples
Matthew Underwood
American Actor
I have a lot of mice, I have a kitten named 'Girr,' I have an iguana named 'Invader Zim,' I have some fish, a whole buncha water snails, and a tarantula named 'Sweet Pea.
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Simon Schama
British Historian
I wrote a staggeringly bad poem when I was 19 after a girlfriend dumped me. I seem to remember comparing her to a tarantula. It was all very E. J. Thribb of me.
Quote examples
Jim Crace
English Writer
I have tested my nerve by reaching a little too closely toward a lengthy alligator on the Gulf Coast and a saucer-sized tarantula in a Houston car park.
Quote examples
Raymond Chandler
American Writer
He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.
Quote examples
Will Poulter
English Actor
I am not a fan of tarantulas.
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