Do Tarantulas Sleep? Not Exactly…

Recently I’ve got a really intriguing question: Do tarantulas sleep? As much as the tarantula is part of our culture and regularly kept as pets, surprisingly little is known about the sleeping behaviour of this hairy big spider. Actually, there is not much known about sleep in spiders and insects in general. In this article,…

Continue Reading

How Do Tarantulas Catch Their Prey?

Tarantulas are mysterious creatures. Most people are glad that they hide deep in the tropical forest and away from people. But because of its enormous size, you wonder what they predate and how they catch it. When you see tarantulas at the zoo or in someone’s home (hopefully inside a container), they most likely sit…

Continue Reading

How To Clean A Tarantula Enclosure?

Like with every pet, tarantulas need a clean environment too. Although tarantulas are tidy creatures and cleaning is not so frequently needed as for many other pets, there is still a need to clean the enclosure once in a while. However, these spiders don’t like that you poke around in their cage, and can defend…

Continue Reading

Is A Tarantula A Spider? A Complete Answer (And More To Know!)

Tarantulas are large, hairy, eight-legged creatures — often called giant spiders. Some people love them and can’t get enough of tarantula species as pets. Others will not use the words “love” and “fun” when talking about tarantulas. They think tarantulas are just creepy crawly big spiders. Although many people call them spiders, is a tarantula…

Continue Reading

Do Tarantulas Make A Web? You’ll Be Surprised!

Tarantulas belong to a special group of spiders called Mygalomorphae. Although they are not considered true spiders, they still have the ability to produce silk. The silk is produced, like with every spider, in special organs called spinnerets. We all know that spiders use that silk to make a web and catch prey. But do…

Continue Reading

Can A Tarantula Climb A Glass Wall?

Tarantulas are heavy-weighted spiders that are generally rather good climbers. There are even tarantulas that live in trees — also known as arboreal tarantulas. But when you keep tarantulas in a glass terrarium, should you be careful that they don’t climb out? Can tarantulas climb a glass wall of their enclosure?

Continue Reading

Do Tarantulas Poop? And More On Spider Faeces!

Although you actually know the (basic) answer, you can’t help to search for the whole answer. Tarantulas: do these giant spiders poop? I, at least, have questioned the same. Not only out of pure curiosity but also what to look out for when cleaning the tarantulas’ enclosure. Because to know if your tarantula is healthy,…

Continue Reading