Tarantulas are a group of hairy and often very large spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae.
Tarantula may also refer to:
Fiction Tarantulas (Transformers), a character in Beast Wars: Transformers Tarantula (poetry collection), a book of poetry by Bob Dylan Tarantula (novel), a crime novel by Thierry Jonquet 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
Film The Tarantula, a 1916 silent film Tarantula (film), a 1955 science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold Tarantula (TV series), an American animated television series Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo, a 1977 horror film directed by Stuart Hagmann
Music The Tarantulas, a surf guitar band Tarantula (band), a Portuguese heavy metal band Tarantulas Records, a record label
Albums Tarantula (Riverdales album) Tarantula (Ride album) Tarantula (Mystikal album) Tarántula, an album by Mónica Naranjo Tarantula (Flickerstick album) Tarantula (Tarantula album), 1987
Songs "Tarantula" (Faithless song) "Tarantula" (The Smashing Pumpkins song) "Tarantula" (Mystikal song) "Tarantula", a 1982 song by Colourbox "Tarantula", a 1986 cover by This Mortal Coil on Filigree & Shadow "Tarantula", a 2019 cover by Beck on Music Inspired By The Film Roma "Tarantula / Fasten Your Seatbelt", a song by drum & bass band Pendulum "Tarantula", a song by The Aquabats on the album The Return of The Aquabats "Tarantula", a song by Bob Schneider on the album Lovely Creatures "Tarantula", a song by Gorillaz on the album Cracker Island
Ships Tarantula, a 1902 steam yacht converted into the World War I torpedo boat , a 1913 steam yacht converted into a World War I patrol boat
Other uses Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070), an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)
See also Atypical tarantula, spiders of the family Atypidae Dwarf tarantula, spiders of the family Mecicobothriidae Lycosa tarantula, a species of wolf spider native to Taranto, Italy Tarantella, a traditional dance associated with the spider Tarantism, a dancing mania associated with Lycosa tarantula and the tarantella