to protect themselves, new world tarantulas flick hair into

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A Tarantula

• by
• David J.
• Kdg. - ATR

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Tarantula Facts

• Tarantulas feed on insects and even small
  vertebrates, such as birds, snakes, and mammals.
• To protect themselves, New World tarantulas flick
  hair into the eyes of their predators.
• The biggest tarantulas in our country are about 2
  inches long.

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Interesting Facts

• Tarantulas do not spin webs.
• Tarantulas hide in cracks in trees or under logs
  and
• stones during the day, and at night they come
  out to
• hunt for food.
• The bite of the tarantula is usually not
  dangerous,
• but it is painful.
• The largest of these hairy spiders is from the
  Amazon
• Basin in South America. It gets to be 3 1/2
  inches long.
• In Taranto, Italy, 600 years ago, the people
  suffered
• from poisonous spider bites. As a cure, they
  danced for
• days. The town gave its name to the dance and to
• tarantula spiders.

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Pictures
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The End