Tarantula (disambiguation)

Last updated April 08, 2025

Tarantulas are a group of hairy and often very large spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae.

Fiction

Tarantulas (Transformers), a character in Beast Wars: Transformers
Tarantula (Dylan book), 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 HMCS Tuna
Tarantula, 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)

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

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