Top 8 Incredible Facts About Tarantulas

Nearly 1,000 Species Are Known to Science

The Word 'Tarantula' Has a Strange Origin

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Some Fling Barbed Bristles as Weapons

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They're 'Hairy,' but That Isn't Really Hair

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Some Tarantulas Can Live for 30 Years

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They Pose Very Little Danger to People

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Some Tarantulas Prey on Small Vertebrates

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They're Hunted by Wasps Called Tarantula Hawks

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