It’s an age-old question: do tarantulas eat their babies? Tarantulas, also known as arachnids, are actually gentle creatures and they rarely attack humans or other creatures – so you might be wondering if they really do eat their own young, or spiderlings as they are called. In this blog post, we’ll explore the answer to …
If you have a pet tarantula, it’s an obvious question. Do tarantulas poop? We’re not going to beat around the bush, lets answer that for you straight away. Quite simply, yes. As with all other animals, what goes in must come out and whilst they use an awful lot of their food for other reasons, …
Do tarantulas have bones? It’s a common question and one can easily be confused as to the answer. We’re here to help! The straight and simple answer is no, tarantulas do not have bones. Much like snakes, tarantulas and spiders have an exoskeleton (external covering) which they shed (moult) to increase their size. This covering …
You’ve just bought your first tarantula and have read several articles on how to care for it. One of the burning questions is do tarantulas eat mice? Is it ok to feed my tarantula mice? Tarantulas are carnivores and will eat prey that is usually smaller than themselves. This includes, but is not limited to, …
Spiders come in all shapes and sizes. We know they have eight legs and generally eight eyes, but is there a spider that looks like an ant? Is there such a thing as an ant mimic spider? After all, we all know what an ant looks like, but would we necessarily know if the ant …
Welcome to our article on do spiders play dead. A female friend told me the following story a few days ago and I thought it would make a great informational article to write about. “I saw a Giant House Spider on the floor of our kitchen yesterday that looked positively dead. Molly (her young daughter) …