Tarantula
Tarantulas are spiders belonging to the family
Theraphosidae. They are characterized by having tarsi (feet) with two claws and claw tufts, called scopulae. When people who knew about the
tarantulas emigrated to the Americas and discovered fearsomely large and hairy spiders in the New World, they bestowed the name "tarantula" on them. Those spiders belong to the Suborder
Mygalomorphae, the Family
Theraphosidae (Greek for
thera "wild animal, beast" +
phos "light") and the Family
Dipluridae. They can be quite large. Tarantulas can be kept as house
pets. Common species are
Chilean rose hair tarantula and
Mexican red-knee tarantula. A
terrarium with an inch or two of damp vermiculite or a mixture of soil and sphagnum moss (but not with cedar shavings as they are toxic to many spiders) on bottom provides an ideal habitat. (Burrowing tarantulas will require a much deeper layer.) Tarantulas can be fed a variety of living animals (insects, small mice, small fish in the water bowl, and reptiles are on their menu).
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