The name tarantula is generally applied to any large, hairy spider, especially to the furry, bird eating spiders of South America.

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Image: Tarantulas by matt knoth

Information sourced from:

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2015), Poecilotheria metallica [online],
Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/63563/0 [accessed 18/08/2015].

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