Tarantula+Food

**// What do tarantulas eat? //**

Tarantulas are carnivores and eat mostly insects. Insects are their main prey, but they also target bigger game, including frogs, toads, and mice. After a large meal, the tarantula may not need to eat for a month!  


 * //How do tarantulas trap their prey?// **

Tarantulas do not spin webs like other spiders. They wait quietly for an insect or small animal to come near their home to trap their prey. When a tarantula captures a live meal, it first bites the prey with its sharp fangs, injecting it with a paralyzing venom. Once the prey is immobilized, the tarantula secretes digestive enzymes that turn the victim's body into soup. The spider can then suck up its meal using straw-like mouthparts.

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