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tarantula

[tuh-ran-chuh-luh] / təˈræn tʃə lə /
NOUN
arachnid
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Sir Gavin Williamson has said his pet tarantula, who once lived on his desk in the Houses of Parliament and Ministry of Defence, has died.

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

“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

"The males of these spiders have the longest palps among all known tarantulas," Dr. Zamani says.

From Science Daily Apr. 6, 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

In particular, he said he saw spiders like tarantulas “as a newer pet trend in the United States.”

From MarketWatch Mar. 11, 2026

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

From BBC Dec. 11, 2025

While I waited, I looked at the framed pictures of tarantulas lining one wall of the soda shop.

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




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