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  2. Selenocosmia crassipes - Wikipedia

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    The bite from an Eastern tarantula is not fatal to a human, but can cause up to six hours of vomiting.The venom can cause death to a dog or cat within thirty minutes. [3] [8]In May 2010 a scientist living near Cooktown, Queensland, was bitten on her right index finger and experienced symptoms never reported before in research literature.

  3. Pterinochilus murinus - Wikipedia

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    Pterinochilus murinus or the orange baboon tarantula, [2] is a nocturnal spider in the family Theraphosidae that was first described in 1897 by Reginald Innes Pocock. [1] This species is found in Angola , as well as central and southern Africa .

  4. List of medically significant spider bites - Wikipedia

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    Old-world tarantulas, especially those indigenous to Asia, lack urticating hairs and may bite as a defensive mechanism. They are far less docile than new-world tarantulas, and are more likely to bite when provoked. Hobbyists report bites by Poecilotheria species, occasionally resulting in hospitalization. Symptoms include localized pain and ...

  5. Tarantula - Wikipedia

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    Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. [2] As of December 2023, 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. [3] The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although many other members of the same infraorder (Mygalomorphae) are commonly referred to as "tarantulas" or "false tarantulas".

  6. Lasiodora parahybana - Wikipedia

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    When threatened, the tarantula will raise its legs in the air, as well as the front of its body, in order to deter predators. If the attacker continues to attack, the tarantula will bite. The Brazilian salmon pink tarantula is capable of delivering a painful bite. They are known to bite only when provoked, and even then, this is a last resort.

  7. Tarantula sighting results in car accident in Death Valley ...

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    A tourist tried to avoid a wild animal in a national park and got in a car accident. But it wasn’t a bear or bison that caused the driver to freak out – it was a tarantula.

  8. Daniel Stern Says Joe Pesci Is 'a Scary Dude' as He Reflects ...

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    The tarantula literally called the shots, Stern said — if it crawled too far to one side of his face, the camera crew just had to wait for it to return to position. The tarantula was used in the ...

  9. Brachypelma hamorii - Wikipedia

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    Brachypelma hamorii is a vulnerable species of tarantula found in Mexico. [3] It has been confused with B. smithi; both have been called Mexican redknee tarantulas. [4] Many earlier sources referring to B. smithi either do not distinguish between the two species or relate to B. hamorii.