Survival Guide: Tarantula | National Geographic

it’s an eight-legged hair-raising

it’s an eight-legged hair-raising predator and the largest spider in the

predator and the largest spider in the

predator and the largest spider in the world the Goliath tarantula a full-sized

world the Goliath tarantula a full-sized

world the Goliath tarantula a full-sized adult has a leg span up to a foot long a

adult has a leg span up to a foot long a

adult has a leg span up to a foot long a powerful hunter it can kill creatures

powerful hunter it can kill creatures

powerful hunter it can kill creatures bigger than itself it’s razor-sharp

bigger than itself it’s razor-sharp

bigger than itself it’s razor-sharp fangs measure an inch long and drip with

fangs measure an inch long and drip with

fangs measure an inch long and drip with venom barb hairs can fire into the air

venom barb hairs can fire into the air

venom barb hairs can fire into the air and strike the eyes skin and throw under

and strike the eyes skin and throw under

and strike the eyes skin and throw under the cover of darkness it waits and works

the cover of darkness it waits and works

the cover of darkness it waits and works then strikes when least expected if a

then strikes when least expected if a

then strikes when least expected if a tarantula lands on you what should you

tarantula lands on you what should you

tarantula lands on you what should you do should you smash it with your hand

do should you smash it with your hand

do should you smash it with your hand roll around on the ground or do nothing

the correct answer is C do nothing if

the correct answer is C do nothing if you try to smash it the tarantula will

you try to smash it the tarantula will

you try to smash it the tarantula will defend itself with its nasty though non

defend itself with its nasty though non

defend itself with its nasty though non lethal bite rolling on the ground in a

lethal bite rolling on the ground in a

lethal bite rolling on the ground in a panic will likely hurt you as much as

panic will likely hurt you as much as

panic will likely hurt you as much as the spider but if you do nothing the

the spider but if you do nothing the

the spider but if you do nothing the tarantula who thinks you’re just a big

tarantula who thinks you’re just a big

tarantula who thinks you’re just a big moving landmass will eventually walk off

moving landmass will eventually walk off

moving landmass will eventually walk off to find more stable and safer ground and

to find more stable and safer ground and

to find more stable and safer ground and that’s how you survive an encounter with

that’s how you survive an encounter with

that’s how you survive an encounter with a tarantula