1. The tarantula, a large wolf-spider from Southern Europe, takes its name from Taranto, a town in Apulia, Italy.
2. The hysterical illness known as tarantism was wrongly thought to be caused by a tarantula’s bite.
3. The popular South Italian dance known as the tarantella was thought to be a cure for tarantism.
4. The South American Goliath bird-eater tarantula (Theraphosa blondi) is the largest spider in the world with a 10-inch or more leg span.
5. Tarantulas do not spin webs but hunt their prey on foot, paralysing it with venom.
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6. The prey generally consists of insects, beetles and grasshoppers, though large varieties may also eat lizards, snakes, frogs, mice, bats or small birds.
7. One of Clint Eastwood’s earliest roles was as a jet squadron leader in the 1955 film Tarantula. His name does not appear on the credits.
8. Despite its fearsome appearance, a tarantula’s bite is no worse than a bee sting.
9. If a tarantula loses a leg, it can in time grow it back.
10. Although they do not spin webs, tarantulas produce silk which they use to line their burrows.