HOW DO TARANTULAS RESPIRE

BY- Purav Sirohiya

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 WHO ARE THEY
• COMMON NAME: Tarantulas
• SCIENTIFIC NAME: Theraphosidae
• DIET: Carnivore
• AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 30 years
• SIZE: 4.75 inches long; leg span: up to 11 inches
• WEIGHT: 1 to 3 ounces
• SIZE RELATIVE TO A TEACUP:
• INVERTIBRATE
 BONES
• Although they do not have bones, tarantulas
and other spiders have hard external
coverings called exoskeletons that give their
body protection and support. Tarantulas have
the ability to spin silk, but unlike other spiders,
they do not use the silk to make webs that
catch their prey.
 HABITAT
• There are over 900 different species of
tarantula that have been identified. With that
many species, tarantulas inhabit a very wide
range of habitats! Some tarantulas are
arboreal, living in the treetops, and others live
on or below the ground. They live in a wide
variety of ecosystems, from rainforests to
deserts.
 RESPIRATION
• A tarantula has two pairs of the trachea, while
many other species of spiders have only one
of them. But, they do not use their mouth.
Instead, they use their abdomen as their
inhaling organ.
 RESPIRATION
• A tarantula can inhale or exhale gas through these
slits. These slits have flexible openings which can
expand or contract during breathing. But, these slit
openings do not close fully and always remain
open. So, when a spider inhales, the slits become
one, and the air reaches the trachea plates. Then
the circulatory fluid Hemolymph passes through
these plates. It allows the Hemolymph to collect
oxygen and excrete carbon-dioxide directly from
the air.
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