Survival Guide: Tarantula | National Geographic

it’s an eight-legged hair-raising
predator and the largest spider in the
world the Goliath tarantula a full-sized
adult has a leg span up to a foot long a
powerful hunter it can kill creatures
bigger than itself it’s razor-sharp
fangs measure an inch long and drip with
venom barb hairs can fire into the air
and strike the eyes skin and throw under
the cover of darkness it waits and works
then strikes when least expected if a
tarantula lands on you what should you
do should you smash it with your hand
roll around on the ground or do nothing
the correct answer is C do nothing if
you try to smash it the tarantula will
defend itself with its nasty though non
lethal bite rolling on the ground in a
panic will likely hurt you as much as
the spider but if you do nothing the
tarantula who thinks you’re just a big
moving landmass will eventually walk off
to find more stable and safer ground and
that’s how you survive an encounter with
a tarantula