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  2. Apparent death - Wikipedia

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    A Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) playing dead A barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) playing dead. Apparent death [a] is a behavior in which animals take on the appearance of being dead. It is an immobile state most often triggered by a predatory attack and can be found in a wide range of animals from insects and crustaceans to ...

  3. Southern house spider - Wikipedia

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    They do, however, have an unnerving tendency to crawl across anything in their path regardless of whether it is alive. This is not aggression; these spiders are simply nearly blind and cannot see larger animals. Indeed, these spiders instinctively play dead if they feel threatened (a tactic which is effective against their common predators).

  4. Spider behavior - Wikipedia

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    Bolas: Bolas spiders are unusual orb-weaver spiders that do not spin the webs. Instead, they hunt by using a sticky 'capture blob' of silk on the end of a line, known as a ' bolas '. By swinging the bolas at flying male moths or moth flies nearby, the spider may snag its prey rather like a fisherman snagging a fish on a hook.

  5. When do tarantulas come out in Texas, and are they ... - AOL

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    The hairs on tarantulas' legs can also cause irritation to human skin, which can include pain, swelling, redness and itching. There's so much more to learn about tarantulas, and we have all you ...

  6. Spidey Sense: Reiman Gardens shares tarantulas with ISU Vet ...

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    The spiders are not the Chilean rose tarantulas, which are more often kept as exotic pets and handled by humans. The tarantulas in the vet med class were either Brazilian salmon or white knee species.

  7. 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".

  8. Passing tarantula causes traffic accident in Death Valley ...

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    A tarantula crossing a road caused a traffic accident in California's Death Valley National Park that hospitalized one motorist and prompted warnings from park officials.

  9. Texas brown tarantula - Wikipedia

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    The Texas brown tarantula, Aphonopelma hentzi, also known as the Oklahoma brown tarantula or Missouri tarantula, [2] is one of the most common species of tarantula living in the Southern United States today. Texas brown tarantulas can grow to leg spans in excess of 10 cm (4 in), [3] and weigh more than 85 g (3 oz) as adults. Their bodies are ...