Tarantula (disambiguation)

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Tarantula refers to several different types of spiders:

True tarantulas are spiders of the family Theraphosidae, characterized by their extremely large size
Dwarf tarantulas, of the family Mecicobothriidae
Atypical tarantulas, of the family Atypidae
Funnel-web tarantulas are spiders of the families Dipluridae and Hexathelidae. These spiders, though large, are smaller than true tarantulas. The family Hexathelidae contains the notorious Sydney funnel-web spider, a species which is considered to be one of the most venomous to man.
A species of wolf spider (Lycosa tarantula) found in the vicinity of Taranto, Italy; and originally (though falsely) implicated in tarantism

In fiction:

Tarantulas (Transformers), a character in Beast Wars: Transformers
Tarantula (book), a work written by Bob Dylan in 1966
Tarantula (film), a 1955 science fiction film starring John Agar and Mara Corday
Tarantula (DC Comics), the name of two different characters from DC Comics
Tarantula (Marvel Comics), the name of a number of villains from Marvel Comics
Tarantula's are a type of monster on the French animated series Code Lyoko

In music:

Albums:

Songs:

"Tarantula" (Faithless song), a 2001 song by Faithless that is part of the single "Tarantula / Crazy English Summer"
"Tarantula" (Smashing Pumpkins song), a 2007 single by The Smashing Pumpkins
"Tarantula", a 1982 song by Colourbox that is part of the single "Breakdown/Tarantula"
"Tarantula", a 1986 cover of the Colourbox song by This Mortal Coil on their album Filigree & Shadow
"Tarantula" (Pendulum), MC Spyda and Tenor Fly feature as vocalists