Wild Chronicles: Tarantulas
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Tarantula expert Rick West wants to give tarantulas a new non-scary image. He has traveled to French Guiana looking for the largest tarantula in the world: the Goliath. As he tracks and explains the spider, he hopes fear will turn to fascination. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Media Details
Runtime: 4 minutes 19 seconds
- Topic: Geography, Science
- Subtopic: Ecology, South America, Spiders
- Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 12
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- Release Year: 2006
- Producer/Distributor: National Geographic Society
- Series: Wild Chronicles
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