Is a tarantulas venom poisonus?
Yes, to a degree. Tarantulas are a whole Superfamily of spiders, so there are many many species of tarantula. Just like any other spider, the venom potency depends on the species. Typically, however, a tarantula’s bite is about as bad as a wasp sting, if that. No one has ever died from a bite from any tarantula. Thats just *typicaly*, meaning on average. Old world tarantulas (from Europe, Africa, Asia exc.) usualy have more potent venom than new world tarantulas (from the Americas). Old world tarantulas are usualy more aggressive and faster too, and a lot of them are aboreal (tree climbing). New world tarantulas, instead, have a very different means of defense. They have these specilized hairs they can kick off their legs and abdomen called urticating hairs that can cause severe irritation and blindness if they get in the eyes. In bad cases, surgery is required to remove them. The tarantulas with the worst venom are from the genus Poecilotheria and are native to southeast Asia. They ar
