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  2. File:30 Doradus, Tarantula Nebula.jpg - Wikipedia

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  3. Tarantula Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Tarantula Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8. Considering its distance of about 49 kpc [ 2 ] (160,000 light-years ), this is an extremely luminous non-stellar object. Its luminosity is so great that if it were as close to Earth as the Orion Nebula , the Tarantula Nebula would cast visible shadows . [ 13 ]

  4. Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Trapping of the Tarantula

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    Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Oct 2023 at 07:11:45 (UTC). Original – This first light image of the TRAPPIST national telescope at La Silla shows the Tarantula Nebula, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of our closest celestial neighbors.

  5. Tliltocatl albopilosus - Wikipedia

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    Tliltocatl albopilosus (previously Brachypelma albopilosum) is a species of tarantula, [1] also known as the curlyhair tarantula. The species' native range is Costa Rica . [ 1 ] They are largely terrestrial, opportunistically burrowing spiders .

  6. 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".

  7. NGC 2080 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 2080, also known as the Ghost Head Nebula, is a star-forming region and emission nebula to the south of the 30 Doradus (Tarantula) nebula, in the southern constellation Dorado. It belongs to the Large Magellanic Cloud , a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way , which is at a distance of 168,000 light years . [ 1 ]

  8. Lasiodora parahybana - Wikipedia

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    Lasiodora parahybana, the Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula, also simply known as the salmon pink or LP, is a tarantula from north-eastern Brazil and considered to be the fourth largest tarantula in the world (behind the three species in the genus Theraphosa).

  9. Acanthoscurria musculosa - Wikipedia

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    Acanthoscurria musculosa is a species of terrestrial tarantula discovered in 1892 by Eugène Simon. [2] This species is a dark brown to black and its common name is the Brazilian Black Velvet Tarantula. [3] This species tends to prefer temperatures of 76 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit and 65 to 75% humidity when kept as pets.