Tarantula (disambiguation)
- Tarantula (disambiguation)
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:
* The Tarantulas, a surf guitar band
* Tarantula, a portuguese heavy metal band
* Tarantulas Records, a record label
Albums:
* "Tarantula" (Tarantula album), a 1987 album by Tarantula
* "Tarantula" (Ride album), a 1996 album by Ride
* "Tarantula" (Mystikal album), a 2001 album by Mystikal
* "Tarantula", a 2004 album by Flickerstick
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
See also:
* Tarantella - a traditional dance associated with the spider
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