Still Waters Posted October 25, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Tarantulas have large, hairy bodies that make them the stuff of nightmares for many, but they look more threatening than they actually are. The mild venom of their bite is weaker than the average bee's, and causes little more pain than a wasp sting. There are hundreds of species of tarantula living in the world's tropical jungles and deserts. Pics - http://www.bbc.co.uk.../life/Tarantula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted October 25, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Disagree with this, some of them eat birds or small mammals, you dont see bees eating birds or mammals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoNoir Posted October 25, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Disagree with this, some of them eat birds or small mammals, you dont see bees eating birds or mammals That's because prey items have a much smaller body mass than humans do. In addition, tarantulas will also begin pumping digestive enzymes into the prey so it can be liquified for consumption. In all of recorded history there has been no deaths related to tarantula bites. In fact its rare for tarantulas to even pump venom when biting a human. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaturtlehorsesnake Posted October 25, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 25, 2013 you'd think that people would like tarantula's more than most other spiders, i mean, they're so fuzzy! but fears aren't always rational, and that's fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2F Posted October 25, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) I've always seen tarantulas as the gentle giants of the arachnid world. The Sydney Funnel Web spider however is a different story altogether. *Snip* If any spider were the stuff of nightmares it would be them. Edited October 25, 2013 by Still Waters Removed copyrighted image 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Kitten Posted October 26, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Spiders and tarantulas are a vital species and they get rid of nuisance pests. I love spiders: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted October 26, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 26, 2013 you'd think that people would like tarantula's more than most other spiders, i mean, they're so fuzzy! but fears aren't always rational, and that's fine. The only one that I met was so tentative and polite (and fuzzy). With someone bigger than them, they're very gentle creatures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted October 26, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) The only one that I met was so tentative and polite (and fuzzy). With someone bigger than them, they're very gentle creatures. They have been around for 20+ million years, if not longer and are pretty gentle from all I have seen. Edited October 26, 2013 by Merc14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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