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Mara Corday, Star of ‘Tarantula’ and Lots of Westerns, Dies at 95 • May 25, 2025, 2:29 AM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Also Known As Theraphosidae • Avicularidae • hairy mygalomorph

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Tarantula
Spider anatomy
Commensalism
Arachnid heavyweight
An eight-legged pet
Mexican red-kneed tarantula (Brachypelma smithii).
Desert tarantula
Glimpse the Amazon Rainforest's diverse wildlife, from anacondas and sloths to macaws and capybaras
Behold the multitude of Amazonian arthropods including spiders, scorpions, beetles, and mantids
The video thumbnail image shows a tarantula hawk wasp attacking a tarantula spider.
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Lion (panthera leo)
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Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.
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Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
Hedgehogs. Insectivores. Erinaceus europaeus. Spines. Quills. Close-up of a hedgehog rolled up.
Unconventional Pets Quiz
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
Animal Factoids
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names