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Freaky Facts and Features of Creepy Crawly Creatures of the Rainforest |
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Description Tarantulas are arachnids. They are also called theraphosids. There are over 700 hundred kinds of tarantulas. Tarantulas are related to scorpions, ticks and mites. They have eight eyes as well as eight legs. Some tarantulas are less than an inch and some are up to 4 inches. Tarantulas live from 2 to 28 years. |
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Tarantulas usually live in wet jungles. Some tarantulas also live in desserts. |
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Tarantulas have weird characteristics. Tarantulas have fangs that move from side to side. They also carry venom in there body's that can spread if they bite you.
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Tarantulas eat many things. They eat cockroaches, crickets, beetles, moths, mice, and even small birds. |
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Tarantulas don't have many enemies. One of there only enemies is the owl. |
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