Their life span can be less than one year. When they live in the wild their life is measured by the minutes, hours, and days. The female tarantula can live from 15-25 years. Handling a pet tarantula gently is important. An injury can happen easily.
Tarantulas are very beneficial.
They feed on cockroaches, mice and other vermin. Tarantulas have eight legs. There are two more legs called pedipalps. If you decide to have a tarantula as a pet, here are some helpful hints. They will eat crickets, moths, beetle larvae, houseflies and cockroaches.