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For those who don't know what a collective noun is:
It's a single noun used to represent a group of similar objects. Think a 'pride' of lions... you can just say 'the pride'
Or a gaggle of geese
Or an audit of accountants
Or a belt of asteroids
etc
So... what's the collective noun for a group of tarantulas?
In the absence of any I could find, I thought I'd suggest some, to launch the topic.
I propose a 'sac' or 'clutch' of spider eggs (because they're eggs in a sac)
A tickle of spiderlings (they're always 'all legs and hair' when I look at them close)
and a pause of tarantulas (given their habit of doing nothing for endless periods of time)
That being said and done, I think we can find some more interesting ones.
It's a single noun used to represent a group of similar objects. Think a 'pride' of lions... you can just say 'the pride'
Or a gaggle of geese
Or an audit of accountants
Or a belt of asteroids
etc
So... what's the collective noun for a group of tarantulas?
In the absence of any I could find, I thought I'd suggest some, to launch the topic.
I propose a 'sac' or 'clutch' of spider eggs (because they're eggs in a sac)
A tickle of spiderlings (they're always 'all legs and hair' when I look at them close)
and a pause of tarantulas (given their habit of doing nothing for endless periods of time)
That being said and done, I think we can find some more interesting ones.