Digression warning! The tarantula is one of Nature's great creations. Except occasionally in Limestone, County, Texas. when the population explodes and they cover the land. I remember driving on a road in Limestone County back in the 1950s and those killed crossing the road made slippery patches. Like cats, they may have more than one life. We had a pet tarantula in one of our bio labs (in Texas). Tap a pencil on the lab bench and it would come for a treat of beef or a disabled insect. One student hated having it around and dropped in in a beaker of alcohol. We fished it out and left it on the bench. Next day it was crawling around, apparently recovered. Several days later it disappeared and was never found. Coincidentally, the student who had dunked it withdrew from the course.