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. The rule of thumb is, do not feed it a prey that is larger than itself. So stay with the size that is half its size.