Tarantula Facts: the HAIRY SPIDER 🕷️ Animal Fact Files

A tarantula is a hairy spider. These hairs come in handy for defense! Tarantulas are some of the largest living spiders on our planet, and they live almost everywhere. Learn more tarantula facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Family - Theraphosidae
Range: Cosmopolitan
Habitat: Underground burrows or trees in rainforests, deserts, and dry areas of open landscape
Size: 0.1 inches (0.254cm) - 11 inches (27.94cm)
Diet: Insects, frogs, snakes, and birds
Threats: Lizards, snakes, birds, and wasps
Life span: Up to thirty years or older depending on the species

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Image and Video Credits:
Dan Simon -    • Feeding baby birdeater tarantula  
Improbable Lobster -    • Spider Yawn  
Rusty H -    • Maggie - Our Haitian Brown Tarantula  
Josh Markham -    • Curly Hair Tarantula Exploration  
John Fowler - https://www.flickr.com/photos/snowpea...
Laura Wolf - https://www.flickr.com/photos/laurawo...
Moisés Silva Lima - https://www.flickr.com/photos/deepgre...
Apropos Photo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/elliott...
koorosh B - https://www.flickr.com/photos/5082308...
tontantravel - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tontant...
Elroy Serrao - https://www.flickr.com/photos/enygmat...
Franco Folini - https://www.flickr.com/photos/livenat...
Bernard DUPONT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bernied...
Kecko - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kecko/2...
John - https://www.flickr.com/photos/8373783...
Flamesbane - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
dododotzler - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:L... https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:L... https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:1...
Sarefo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantu...
Rushenb - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_...
hdfreema - https://freesound.org/people/hdfreema...

Research Credits:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/an...
https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating...
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/anima...
http://eol.org/pages/170/details
https://www.thoughtco.com/tarantulas-...
https://books.google.com/books?id=Gjh...
https://www.thisisinsider.com/veterin...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/co...

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