With their eight legs, tarantulas can span up to four inches, making them the largest spiders in the world. As passive hunters, tarantulas wait patiently for their prey to pass by before attacking.
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Tarantulas belong to the family Theraphosidae.
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Tarantulas live in burrows where they also sit in to wait for prey to pass by.
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Tarantulas can be found in the desert under flagstones and landscape timber.
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Tarantulas received their name from the Italian city of Taranto where it was called to identify an unrelated species of wolf spiders.
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Tarantulas have a lot of hair around its body and legs.
Tarantulas should be eliminated once they are identified because they can be dangerous from the large amounts of venom they carry. Dogs and cats are useful to have around because they know how to scare and get rid of tarantulas. Call a pest control provider to find out how to get rid of tarantulas today!
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