Why are tarantulas not dangerous for humans?

Not dangerous to humans. Both the European wolf spiders originally called tarantulas, and the theraphosid spiders, often kept as pets and called tarantulas now, have been reputed dangerous to humans. They aren't. European tarantula, Lycosa tarantula, Southern Europe; body length 2-3 cm. read more

It’s not strictly true that tarantulas are not dangerous for humans. Most of them are quite harmless. You can scout up a video on Youtube that shows a young man who was trying to help his mother position one of her tarantulas for picture taking when the normally very laid back Avicularia genus tarantula bit him. 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

Tarantulas aren’t dangerous to humans. No human death has ever been attributed to the bite of a tarantula. It is a very common misconception that because tarantulas are larger that they are more dangerous to humans. Generally speaking the only way someone could be seriously harmed by a tarantula is if they gave an allergic reaction to their bite. read more