Tarantula (disambiguation)

Tarantulas are a group of hairy and often very large spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae.

Tarantula may also refer to:

Astronomy

• Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070), an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

Fiction

• Tarantulas (Transformers), a character in Beast Wars: Transformers
• Tarantula (book), a book by Bob Dylan
• Tarantula (DC Comics), the name of two different characters from DC Comics
• Tarantula (Marvel Comics), the name of a number of villains from Marvel Comics
• Tarantula, a type of monster in Code Lyoko
• Tarantula is a former antagonist of the original Team Venture
• Tarantula, the English translation by Donald Nicholson-Smith of Thierry Jonquet's French novel Mygale

Film

• Tarantula (film), a 1955 science fiction film starring Leo G. Carrol
• Tarantula (1962 film), a 1962 Italian documentary film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi

Music

Albums

• Tarantula (Ride album)
• Tarantula (Mystikal album)
• Tarantula (Mónica Naranjo album)
• Tarantula (Flickerstick album)

Bands

• The Tarantulas, a surf guitar band
• Tarantula (band), a Portuguese heavy metal band
• Taranchula (band), a fictional band

Songs

• "Tarantula" (Faithless song)
• "Tarantula" (The Smashing Pumpkins song)
• "Tarantula" (Mystikal song)
• "Tarantula", a 1982 song by Colourbox
• "Tarantula", a 1986 song by This Mortal Coil from Filigree & Shadow
• "Tarantula", a song by drum & bass band Pendulum
• "Tarantula", a song by The Aquabats
• "Tarantula", a song by Bob Schneider, on the album Lovely Creatures

Record label

• Tarantulas Records, a record label

Ships

USS Tarantula (SP-124) A World War I Patrol boat

See also

• Atypical tarantula, spiders of the family Atypidae
• Dwarf tarantula, spiders of the family Mecicobothriidae
• Lycosa tarantula, a species of spider native to Taranto, Italy
• Tarantella - a traditional dance associated with the spider