Australian tarantulas
The Australian tarantulas (also called whistling, barking or bird-eating spiders) belong to four genera in the family Theraphosidae. The Australian tarantulas (also called whistling, barking or bird-eating spiders) belong to four genera, However, ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Japanese Pet Shop
Don visited a pet shop in Tokyo and found that it was very different from Australian pet shops. It was full of snakes, every sort of lizard, huge tortoises, turtles, chameleons and colourful horned toads. There were enormous tarantulas, coloured ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Giant Spiders
The exhibition, which opens on 22 November, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about these creepy crawlies and features live tarantulas, imported especially from South America and Africa for the exhibition. It is the first time these ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
