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🐝 Insects and Bugs

Tarantula facts for kids

Where the tarantula lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

🏠 Where does the tarantula live?
Deserts and rainforests
🍽️ What does the tarantula eat?
Insects, and sometimes small frogs
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?
Silent and hairy
✨ Fun fact
Tarantulas look scary but are gentle and can live for 25 years.

Ages 6 to 10 Insects and Bugs

All about the tarantula

The tarantula is one of the insects and bugs in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in deserts and rainforests, and it eats insects, and sometimes small frogs. Listen for it: silent and hairy. This page is a good fit for ages 6 to 10 (1st to 5th Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the tarantula one of the insects and bugs?

Yes. Insects have six legs and three body parts. Spiders and snails are bugs but not insects.

Talk about it

  • Have you ever seen a tarantula? Where was it?
  • What would you eat if you were a tarantula?
  • Can you make the tarantula's sound or move like it?

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For grown ups

DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for ages 3 to 14 from ABIEdu Kids. The Animal Kingdom has 209 animals, each read aloud by Buzzby the bee, plus 510 read aloud picture books, step by step drawing guides and learning games. Start free, no card needed.