tarantula
Example Sentences
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When I opened up the cover, it was a dead tarantula.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The county’s most common variety is the California ebony tarantula, or Aphonopelma eutylenum, which can range from light beige to their namesake color.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
Flip around a tarantula so it’s belly up and you’ll be met with sizable fangs.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
If you suffer from arachnophobia, this is the time of year when you’re most likely to run into one of your worst nightmares: a tarantula.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
“No really, I’ve never seen a tarantula before in my life,” I said.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
