• Question: Do you like taranchulas?

    Asked by salman1998 to Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 21 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Kevin Mahon

      Kevin Mahon answered on 21 Jun 2012:

      They are pretty scary, even when their defanged! A friend of mine did their PhD in the evolution of venom and used to play around with giant tarantulas while I was doing innocent centipede work – it always made me uneasy, but I can appreciate what a marvellous species they are nonetheless!

    • Photo: Joanna Cruden

      Joanna Cruden answered on 22 Jun 2012:

      Yes I do, I think they are really incredible, I don’t think they should be kept as pets because the tanks seem quite small at the shops but in the wild when i have seen them on nature programs they are really are fascinating to read and learn about

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