But after the hairs were removed and he took prescription eye drops, he got better. Before a tarantula bites or flicks its hairs, it will rear up on its back legs and expose its fangs as a warning.

It takes around six to nine weeks for up ... eyes and bodies of tarantulas’ prey or attackers and can cause pain, itchiness and irritation, he said. Docile spiders are unlikely to get close ...

Starting in July, female tarantulas also will begin laying eggs, which can range from 100 to 1,000 in a web. With a leg span up to 8 inches ... if they get in your eyes, which Poison Control ...

Finding a tarantula at that elevation, more than 14,700 feet up, was a revelation ... vilcanota, at least, should be fairly easy to keep an eye on: It inhabits a site that Seimon has been ...

What do tarantulas look like? With their eight eyes, eight legs and large hairy bodies ... Adult tarantulas average five inches long but their legs can span up to 11 inches, the National Wildlife ...

Andy Alfaro The Sacramento Bee, file With their eight eyes, eight legs ... size,” he said. Adult tarantulas average five inches long but their legs can span up to 11 inches, the National ...