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tarantula

[tuh-ran-chuh-luh] / təˈræn tʃə lə /
NOUN
arachnid
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Cronus was roughly 11 years old when he died, which is around the average life span of a male tarantula, according to experts at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

From BBC May 22, 2026

There were questions over whether he was allowed to keep the tarantula in the Houses of Parliament.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Researchers have identified four previously unknown tarantula species in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, and they turned out to be far more unusual than expected.

From Science Daily Apr. 6, 2026

When I opened up the cover, it was a dead tarantula.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

“Listen, we’re going down the middle of the train — Lee Jordan’s got a giant tarantula down there.”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

Management called out tarantulas as “a newer pet trend” in the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

I’m a Texan, so I’ve been around tarantulas my whole life, I knew what it was.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

That included live snakes, tarantulas and lovebirds found hidden in vehicles stopped at the UK border.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2025

Trapdoor spiders are small, secretive relatives of tarantulas.

From Science Daily Nov. 2, 2025

“He just really seemed to think I was someone who would like tarantulas, I guess. He also gave me vanilla today. Yuck.”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling




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