There is an idiom in China called "tiger poison does not eat children", which says that although the tiger is fierce and cruel, it will kill many small animals, but it will not eat its own tiger cubs. This term is used as a metaphor for a man who loves his son and does not harm his children. However, this kind of love of many animals in nature is often limited to their own children, and sometimes even killers for other children of the same kind.
However, the ferocious insect of the tarantula is different, although it is as fierce as a wolf, it is also poisonous and very frightening. However, it not only has a loving heart for its own children, but also has compassion for the children of other tarantulas, and can even take care of other tarantula children as its own children, which is very rare. Today I would like to introduce you to this kind of spider that combines ferocity and love.
The tarantula is a relatively special spider, its shape is very peculiar, the back generally grows like a wolf's hair, and there are eight eyes of different sizes, these eight eyes are arranged in three rows, look very strange.
And it's called a tarantula because it's as ferocious as a wolf. It can run and jump, move quickly, have a fierce temperament, and it is also poisonous. The tarantula has a toxin on its teeth, which is a very useful hidden weapon when hunting. Although its toxins are not enough to kill people, they can kill some mammals. Some tarantulas are so poisonous that they can even poison a sparrow instantly. Unlike other spider web-weaving hunts, most tarantulas prefer to live underground. They live by digging holes in the ground, hiding in caves and waiting for their prey to come to them. Therefore, tarantulas also have the title of "underground poison king".
Although the tarantula has a fierce temperament and often eats its own kind, it is very gentle with its children. Most tarantulas can take good care of their offspring, before laying eggs, they will first lay the bedding with spider silk, lay the eggs on it, and then cover it with spider silk to make an outsourced "thick silk satin" and an inner "soft silk quilt" to shield its children from the wind and rain. In order to prevent accidents, the tarantula will also carry the egg sac under the abdomen, and carry it with it with a long step foot, protecting it at all times.
After the birth of the baby tarantula, the female spider is even more protective. Baby spiders will climb on the back or abdominal wall of their mothers, who will carry them around to parade and hunt. This kind of warm life lasts until the second molting of the baby spider, and the female spider is willing to let them leave themselves and make a living for themselves. During this period, in order to feed their children, tarantula mothers often have to go hungry and eat nothing, and only when the children grow up do they begin to eat in large quantities.
What is even more rare is that tarantulas not only take good care of their children, they are also full of compassion for the children of other tarantulas, and can even take care of other tarantula children as their own children.
But that doesn't mean they'll be merciful to the children's mothers. When two tarantula mothers meet in a narrow way, they will attack each other mercilessly, and the successful will greedily eat the losers, but they will be merciful to each other's children, not only will not hurt them, but will immediately take over the responsibility of taking care of these children.
Alas, one second it was ruthless to kill the opponent, and the next second it was taking good care of the other party's child, and it was really difficult to say whether this tarantula was cruel or loving.