Tarantulas Essay

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Most people would recognize a tarantula, but few know what an interesting spider a tarantula can be. Tarantulas have many interesting facts. A tarantula may come in many different shapes or sizes, a unique way of hunting, and an interesting body. These traits make the tarantula such a unique creature. Tarantulas may seem scary, but they are just like any other spider. A tarantula can vary in size, color, and other physical features. The average size of a tarantula is two to three and a half inches, and an average leg span of five to ten inches long. The eight legs of a tarantula are what make the spider look so big. The tarantula can get up to the size of a plate. Most people think that a tarantula’s color is brown and dull, but some in fact very brightly colored. They are typically red, orange, or yellow. Tarantula’s life span differs between a male and a female. The male’s average life span is around ten years, while the female on the other hand can live up to 25 years. The average life span of the female is much longer than the male’s. This is due to less hunting and putting one’s self into harm’s way. The tarantula starts by stalking its prey when it is hunting for food. It slowly approaches its prey and quickly snatches it’s prey. A tarantula’s usual prey that it feeds on is an insect. Although there is one species that feeds on small birds and mammals, this is not common. When they eat their prey, they inject venom from their fangs into the victim, which is harmless to humans, but deadly to an insect. It takes a day or two to completely kill the insect. Therefore the tarantula may eat it alive. Although the Tarantula is a big predator towards insect, it still has to have defense against its predators. It’s body I made up of many small, and irritating hairs. It defends itself by rubbing those hairs against its predator. A tarantula may also bit for

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