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Tarantula Spider anatomy Commensalism Arachnid heavyweight
Desert tarantula
An eight-legged pet Mexican red-kneed tarantula (Brachypelma smithii).
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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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
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Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.
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Desert tarantula
An adult desert tarantula (Aphonopelma species) walking in Joshua Tree National...
Video: © Bryan and Wendy Mullennix—Verve+/Getty Images
Glimpse the Amazon Rainforest's diverse wildlife, from anacondas and sloths to macaws and capybaras
Learn about wildlife of the Amazon Rainforest, including macaws, toucans, tyrant...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Behold the multitude of Amazonian arthropods including spiders, scorpions, beetles, and mantids
Among the arthropods of the Amazon Rainforest are spiders (including orb weavers...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How big are tarantula hawk wasps?
Reaching up to two inches long, these insects are among the largest wasps on Earth.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

Tarantula
Mexican red-kneed tarantula (Brachypelma smithii).
© George Chernilevsky
Spider anatomy
The internal organization of a spider.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Commensalism
A Peruvian tarantula (Pamphobeteus species) protecting a humming frog (Chiasmocleis...
Emanuele Biggi—Nature Picture Library/Alamy
Arachnid heavyweight
The goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) is a species of tarantula and...
© asbtkb/stock.adobe.com
An eight-legged pet
A child holding a pet tarantula.
© Volodymyr Rudnytskyy/stock.adobe.com
Mexican red-kneed tarantula (Brachypelma smithii).
Lynam/Tom Stack & Associates
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