Tarantula

*For the special variant, see Christmas Spider and Skull Spider.*

* Regular
* Golden

One of the first 4 creatures added to the game, added alongside the Praying Mantis, Tiger Beetle and Bombardier Beetle.

## General Information

They have medium health, a good attack rate and just enough speed.

When they see an enemy they will lock onto it for a couple of seconds and then run towards it and start biting it.

Even early game, these can be treated as a regular source of creature parts.

It's the first creature that a new player will encounter in pocket ants.

## Description

Tarantulas primarily hunt prey in trees: others hunt on or near the ground, they can produce silk. Tarantulas mainly eat large insects and other arthropods.

## Stats

Main article: Creature Stats

Tarantulas have average health. They have medium attack rate and are not very fast. At 4 stars, they have about the same health as a 3 star rhino beetle. Tarantulas do the same damage and have the same health as a scorpion but they are slower moving and slower to attack. They can be upgraded a max of 60% each stat in the Creature Lab.

* Health
* Attack Rate
* Damage

**Tarantula Health Stats:** (Shown in bites from a 4-star gold tarantula)

 2
 3
 4
 4 (gold)

**Tarantula Attack Stats:**

Attack rate is how quickly it moves to attack after the  appears shown in seconds.

**The attack speed is one hit every 1 second.**

 2
 3
 4
 4 (gold)

**Tarantula Damage Stats:**

Data is based on attacking a 3 star normal tarantula, shown with the % of health bar lost for each hit.

 2
 3
 4
 4 (gold)

A picture of the full Tarantula card can be found below:

## Obtaining

##### Attracting conditions

Common, can appear at any time under any weather.

##### Defeating

The player ant recruits soldier ants and send them in to attack. There is no way to prevent some soldiers from dying, so be ready.

## PvP

Tarantula’s base stats are not very impressive. It has a slow attack rate but decent health. It can take a lot of hits compared to other melee creatures.

It is one of the most common creatures in the game which means players can easily acquire many of them. This gives a lot of chances for fusing 4 star level creatures. They are a good creature to use to while building an army but will likely be replaced by better creatures eventually.

Despite the lower stats, the regular tarantula is better than a mantis or tiger beetle due to its higher health.

### Platinum/Diamond League

Used less frequently as it is outclassed by creatures like Scorpion and Centipede.

Only recommended using if the tarantula is at 4 stars or at least 3 star golden.

Still has good health for high levels.

### Gold

Gold tarantula is one of the most common golden summons. It is a very good addition especially at 3 or 4 stars. The higher probability of attracting a golden tarantula makes it easier to fuse a 4 star golden creature. With upgrades from the Creature Lab, the golden tarantula can be a solid member of the creature army.

## Trivia

### Origin

The Tarantula from the game is fictitious, as no real species of tarantula has red eyes. It is assumed to be **inspired on** species from the *Theraphosidae* family, which contains the *true tarantulas*. The Brazilian black tarantula seems to be the most similar species.