Interesting facts about tarantulas Is a great opportunity to learn more about poisonous spiders. During the day they usually hide in burrows, and with the onset of night they go hunting.
So, here are the most interesting facts about tarantulas.
- The size of the tarantula ranges from 2-10 cm.
- The tarantula has an excellent sense of smell and a well-developed visual apparatus.
- Unlike many spiders (see interesting facts about spiders), the tarantula does not use webs when hunting. He needs a web only when arranging a burrow and an egg cocoon.
- The outer chitinous skeleton of spiders is highly fragile, as a result of which any fall can lead them to death.
- The tarantula has forward-extending claws that help it climb vertical surfaces.
- Did you know that the tarantula has 8 eyes, allowing it to have a 360⁰ view?
- All types of tarantulas are poisonous, but their bite is not capable of leading to human death.
- An interesting fact is that females live up to 30 years of age, while the life expectancy of males is several times less.
- With a relatively small body size of a tarantula, the span of its paws can reach 25 cm!
- The spider bites a person only in a hopeless situation, when he has nowhere to run.
- For humans, a tarantula sting in terms of toxicity and effects is comparable to a bee sting (see interesting facts about bees).
- In extreme cases, the tarantula with its hind limbs tears out sharp burning hairs from its belly, which it then throws with force at the pursuer.
- According to the regulations for 2013, scientists have described over 200 varieties of tarantulas.
- After molting, a tarantula may regrow lost limbs.
- When a tarantula bites, a person should put something cold to the affected area, and also drink as much water as possible.
