Are tarantulas poisonous

Tarantulas are types of spider of the family Theraphosidae which have certain defining characteristics.

Tarantula poison

These include their size since they are some of the bulkiest spiders in terms of size and weight. There are spiders of other families which may have a larger leg span, but they will weigh less than the largest tarantula. This honor goes to the Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) that can be found in rainforests of South America.

Not all tarantula species live in these humid areas. They can equally inhabit arid desert areas, making them a very adaptive arachnid.

To better understand the diversity of these spiders, AnimalWised shares 20 types of tarantulas with photos of each species to see how they compare.

We can't present all kinds of tarantulas since there are a thousand known to science, with yet more still to be discovered.