TERRIFYING TARANTULA

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Cody Pirhalla

Introducing the tarantula A tarantula is a species of spiders that are very hairy Their leg span can be up to 1foot long The hair on a tarantula is irritating when gets in the eyes

How tarantulas are named The tarantula is named after

Taranto ,Italy The tarantula was named in the 1800’s tarantulas are also called bird eating

spiders

Where tarantulas live Tarantulas live peaty much every ware Tarantulas are named tarantulas because

they were first spotted in Taranto , Italy They live in hill sides, burrows, trees

What tarantulas eat Tarantulas eat insects especially

beetles and grasshoppers Giant jungle Tarantulas also eat

frogs, lizards, snakes and baby birds The venom in the tarantula’s fangs

make its prey’s insides turn to a liquid

The enemies of a tarantulas The tarantula’s enemies are

weaslels, skunkes, owls, and snakes

Tarantulas main enemy is the pepsis wasp

The wasp is the main enemy to the tarantula

Biblogphy McGivney B. Alice. The Tarantula.

New York: The Rosen Publishing Grop,2002

“The Tarantula,” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 26 April 2014. Web 29 April 2014