Papo Wild Life Tarantula 50190

A legend says that once in the town of Taranto people caught a strange disease, tarantism, caused by the venomous bite of the tarantula. To cure it, the whole village danced the tarantella, a dance supposed to dissipate the venom. But in reality its bite is not dangerous for humans and we do not know if this disease really existed. The tarantula is a spider that owes its name to the city of Taranto in Italy. It is a member of the wolf spider family and is native to southern Europe. The tarantula can reach 3 cm long without legs. It lives on the ground and digs a burrow lined with silk in which it lives.