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Are 'pet' tarantulas dangerous?

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A guide to handling pet tarantulas and tarantula defenses. ... Your tarantula is probably better off not being held, but if you want to handle your spider there are a number of safe ways to do it. You should ... The tarantula does have a venomous bite, but its venom is designed to take down prey smaller than itself. read more

Answered by: Heather, An Expert in the Pick an Exotic Category People unfamiliar with the hobby of tarantula keeping often assume that such large spiders pose a significant danger to a human bitten by one. read more

Tarantulas can bite and their bites are venomous. However, for most species, the toxicity of their venom is much like that of a bee or wasp. It is most likely to cause a nasty local reaction including pain, redness, and swelling. read more

Myth: Tarantulas are dangerous or deadly to humans. Fact: Outside of southern Europe (where the name is used for a wolf spider, famous in medieval superstition as the alleged cause of "tarantella" dancing), the word tarantula is most often used for the very large, furry spiders of the family Theraphosidae. read more

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