Plastic Mexican Redknee Tarantula Replica

So real, I don't even like the PICTURE!

Our Plastic Mexican Redknee Tarantula Replica

Our highly-detailed, colorful, plastic Mexican redknee tarantula toy makes a terrific model for teaching your children, grandchildren, or students about the wonders of nature, spiders, and the animal world. Our plastic toy Mexican redknee tarantula is made of solid plastic and is quite durable. Be sure to take a look at our other tarantula and other spider toys and gifts.

About Tarantulas

The true tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) is an Italian wolf spider whose habitat is centered around the city of Taranto. While this was the first species of spider to be named "tarantula", it is not to be confused with the tarantulas of the western hemisphere. A true tarantula is neither large nor hairy, and while its venom has never been proven to be threatening to humans, local superstition says the bite of a tarantula produses a disease called "tarantism", which can only be cured through the performance of a frenzied dance called the tarantella.

Particularly in North America, the term "tarantula" commonly refers to any large-bodied, hairy spider. Currently, over 900 species of spider have been associated with the name tarantula. Some hunt primarily in trees, some on the ground. All tarantulas are venomous, but most are harmless to humans, with very few having extremely unpleasant side effects. The largest species of tarantula, the Goliath Birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) has a leg-span of up to 12 inches and can weigh almost half a pound.

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