Tarantulas' hairy bodies protect against the scavenging, spider-eating army ants that clean their nests, scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Powell, Scott. 2011. "How much do army ants eat? On the prey intake of a neotropical top-predator." Insectes Sociaux, 58, (3) 317–324. https://doi.org/10.1007 ...
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We now know why tarantulas are hairy — to stop army ants eating them alive
Tarantulas are hairy so that the army ants cleaning their homes don't eat them alive, a new study suggests. The study, ...
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