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Meet Missouri’s largest native spiders: tarantulas | STLPR #spiders #SpidersOfTheFediverse #tarantulas #tarantulasofmastodon

https://www.stlpr.org/health-science-environment/2025-10-31/missouri-native-tarantula-cupcakes

Missouri has native tarantulas. A St. Louis scientist says they’re docile ‘cupcakes'

Halloween is a time to celebrate creepy, crawly animals. This year, St. Louis scientists hope to inspire appreciation for Missouri’s largest spider: the tarantula.

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Nov 1 at 11:37amWeb
Show threadMinna AntikainenNov 1
@danthebugman I'm forever jealous to countries which naturally have their own tarantulas! I'd love to see these guys roam around in my garden. We only have rather puny ones lol
Show threaddanthebugmanNov 1
@chromatominna I have yet to see one in the wild, but I keep looking when I'm in areas where they occur.