Tarantulas are in the Theraphosidae family. There are about 900 species of tarantula that we know of. The biggest spider that we know of is the Goliath Birdeater which is a tarantula.
Goliath Birdeaters rarely eat birds. They also have a 15-30 year lifespan. Lots of tarantulas can shoot hairs off their body and live in burrows.
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