7 tarantula facts!

[arachn0ph0b1a]

1. Tarantulas are spiders, and spiders are arachnids.
2. There are about 900 species of tarantulas, or more.
3.Tarantulas range from the size of a fingernail to the size of a whole dinner plate.
4. All tarantulas can produce silk, which they use to line their burrows.
5. Some people in south america roast tarantulas and eat them. (so cruel right?)
6. Tarantulas have tiny hairs on their body that they kick off when threatened.
7.The goliath bird-eating tarantula is the largest spider on earth.

 

[Tentacle Toast]

Six should say SOME tarantulas have urticating hairs...
Otherwise, bravo...

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

7. Tie , Giant huntsman is longest spider by leg-span up to 12” . Goliath bird eater largest by weight. I think 11” was max recorded specimen, but can reach leg-span up to 12” via rumors . Still no proof.
Sumo vs slenderlegs lol

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Tarantulas belong to the order Araneae, infraorder Mygalomorphae, family Theraphosidae. 1,100 species of Theraphosidae have been described as of the end of last year.

 

[Tentacle Toast]

Spider silk is 5x stronger than steel...by some metric.