Ngenxa yokubukeka kwabo nedumela elingafanele, ama-tarantula namuhla angenye yezilwane ezenqatshwa kakhulu, ezesatshwayo nezenziwa umhlatshelo; kodwa-ke, empeleni bayizidalwa ezingenakuzivikela nezinamahloni ezihlale emhlabeni kusukela esikhathini seCarboniferous senkathi yePaleozoic, cishe eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingama-265 edlule.
Abasebenzi base-Unam Acarology Laboratory bakwazile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi alikho irekhodi lezokwelapha, kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka elidlule, eliqopha ukufa komuntu ngokulunywa yi-tarantula noma okuxhumanisa isilwane salolu hlobo nengozi ethile ebulalayo. Imikhuba yama-tarantula ikakhulukazi yasebusuku, okusho ukuthi, ayaphuma ebusuku ayozingela inyamazane yawo, engaqhamuka ezinambuzaneni ezinesilinganiso esiphakathi, njengokhilikithi, amabhungane nezibungu, noma amagundane amancane ngisho namatshwele amancane awabamba ngqo ezidlekeni. Ngakho-ke, elinye lamagama ajwayelekile abawanikezwa ukuthi "isicabucabu senkukhu".
Ama-Tarantulas yizilwane ezizimele ezichitha usuku lonke zifihliwe, kuphela ngesikhathi sokukhwelana kungenzeka ukuthi kutholakale owesilisa ezulazulayo emini efuna owesimame, ongagcinwa evikelekile emgodini, emagxolweni noma emgodini isihlahla, noma phakathi kwamaqabunga esitshalo esikhulu. Owesilisa unesikhathi sokuphila, njengomuntu omdala, cishe unyaka owodwa nohhafu, kepha insikazi ingafinyelela eminyakeni engamashumi amabili ubudala futhi ithathe phakathi kweminyaka eyisishiyagalombili kuya kweyishumi nambili ukuvuthwa ngokocansi. Lesi kungaba ngesinye sezizathu eziyinhloko ezisenza sicabange kabili ngaphambi kokunikeza isicathulo esidala ku-tarantula, ngoba ngemizuzwana embalwa singagcina sesinaso isidalwa esithathe iminyaka eminingi ukuba sesimweni sokulondoloza izinhlobo zaso.
Ukukhwelana kuqukethe impi eshubile phakathi kwalezi zithandani, lapho owesilisa kufanele agcine insikazi ikude ngokwanele ngokusebenzisa izakhiwo ezinyaweni zayo zangaphambili, ezibizwa ngokuthi izingwegwe ze-tibial, ukuze ingayidli, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo kutholakala ukuvuleka kwakhe kobulili, okubizwa ngokuthi i-epiginium, etholakala engxenyeni engezansi yomzimba wakhe, ebholeni elikhulu nelinoboya ngemuva, noma i-opistosoma. Lapho, owesilisa uzobeka isidoda esebenzisa ichopho lonyawo lwakhe lapho isitho sakhe socansi esibizwa nge-bulb sikhona. Lapho isidoda sesifakiwe emzimbeni wowesifazane, sizohlala sigcinwe kuze kube yihlobo elilandelayo, lapho liphuma ebusika futhi libheke indawo efanelekile yokuqala ukuluka i-ovisco lapho izobeka khona amaqanda.
Umjikelezo wempilo uqala lapho owesifazane ebeka i-ovisac, lapho amaqanda angama-600 kuye kwayi-1000 ezobhulela khona, kusinda cishe ama-60% kuphela. Badlula ezigabeni ezintathu zokukhula, i-nymph, i-pre-older noma i-juvenile, kanye neyabantu abadala. Lapho bengama-nymphs balolonga sonke isikhumba sabo kuze kube kabili ngonyaka, futhi njengabantu abadala kanye kuphela ngonyaka. Abesilisa ngokujwayelekile bafa ngaphambi kokuncelisa lapho sebekhulile. Isikhumba abasishiya ngemuva sibizwa nge-exuvia futhi siphelele futhi sisesimweni esihle kangangoba ama-arachnologists (ama-entomologists) asisebenzisa ukukhomba uhlobo olushintshile. Zonke izicabucabu ezinkulu, ezinoboya nezindayo zihlelwe emndenini weTheraphosidae , kanti eMexico kuhlala izinhlobo ezingama-111 zama-tarantula, zazo eziningi kakhulu yilezo zohlobo lwe-aphonopelma ne-brachypelma. Zisatshalaliswe kuyo yonke iRiphabhuliki yaseMexico, zande kakhulu ezindaweni ezishisayo nezogwadule.
Kubalulekile ukuthi wazi ukuthi zonke izicabucabu ezingaphansi kohlobo lwe-brachypelma zithathwa njengezisengozini yokuqothulwa, futhi mhlawumbe lokhu kungenxa yokuthi yizona ezigqame kakhulu ekubukekeni ngenxa yemibala yazo ehlukile, okubenza bakhethe "njengezilwane ezifuywayo". Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuba khona kwayo ebaleni kuyabonwa kalula yizilwane ezidla ezinye, njengama-weasel, izinyoni, amagundane futhi ikakhulukazi i-wasp Pepsis sp. ebeka amaqanda ayo emzimbeni we-tarantula, noma izintuthwane, okuyingozi yangempela kumaqanda noma ama-tarantula asanda kuzalwa. Izinhlelo zokuzivikela zalawa ma-arachnid zimbalwa; mhlawumbe okuphumelela kakhulu ukulunywa kwayo, okuthi ngenxa yobungako bamazinyo kufanele kube buhlungu impela; Ilandelwa yizinwele ezimboza ingxenye engenhla yesisu futhi enezinto ezihlabayo: lapho ikhonjiwe, ama-tarantula awaphonsa kubahlaseli bawo ngama-rubs asheshayo futhi aphindaphindiwe, ngaphezu kokuwasebenzisa ukumboza izindonga zokungena emgodini wawo, ngokusobala izizathu zokuzivikela; futhi ekugcineni, kukhona ukuma okusongelayo abakutholayo, ukuphakamisa ingaphambili lomzimba wabo ukuveza izinyawo zabo kanye ne-chelicerae.
Yize zinamehlo ayisishiyagalombili, zihlelwe ngendlela eyehlukile kuye ngohlobo okukhulunywa ngalo - kepha konke engxenyeni engenhla yesifuba -, empeleni ziyizimpumputhe, zisabela ekunyakazeni okuncane komhlaba ukubamba ukudla kwazo, umzimba ogcwele ngokuphelele izicubu ezinoboya ungazizwa uhlaka oluncane lomoya, futhi ngaleyo ndlela unxephezele umbono wabo ocishe ungabikho. Njengazo zonke izicabucabu, ziphinde zeluke izindwangu, kepha hhayi ngenjongo yokuzingela kepha ngenhloso yokuzala, ngoba kulapho owesilisa eqala khona ukufihla isidoda bese kuthi, nge-capillarity, asingenise ku-bulb, bese owesifazane enza i-ovisaco enobulembu. Kokubili kumboza wonke umhosha wawo ngezindwangu zokuwakha ukuze uwenze ube ntofontofo.
Igama elithi "tarantula" livela eTaranto, e-Italy, lapho kuzalwa khona isicabucabu i-Lycosa tarentula, i-arachnid encane enedumela elibulalayo kulo lonke elaseYurophu phakathi nekhulu le-14 kuya kwele-17. Lapho abanqobi baseSpain befika eMelika futhi behlangana nalaba bagxeki abakhulu, ababukeka besabeka, babaxoxela ngokushesha i-tarantula yase-Italy yasekuqaleni, ngaleyo ndlela babanikeza igama labo manje elibakhomba emhlabeni wonke. Njengezilwane ezidla ezinye kanye nezilwane ezidla ezinye, ama-tarantula anendawo ebaluleke kakhulu kubhalansi lwe-ecosystem yawo, ngoba alawula kahle inani lezilwane ezingaba izinambuzane, futhi zona uqobo zingukudla kwezinye izinhlobo nazo ezibalulekile empilweni ukuthatha inkambo yazo. Ngalesi sizathu, kufanele siqwashise ngalezi zilwane futhi sikhumbule ukuthi "azizona izilwane ezifuywayo" nokuthi umonakalo esiwenzayo emvelweni mkhulu futhi mhlawumbe awunakulungiswa uma sizibulala noma sizisusa endaweni yazo yemvelo. Kwamanye amadolobha ase-United States, kutholakale ukusetshenziswa okusebenzayo kubo, okubandakanya ukuvumela ukuba bazulazule ngokukhululekile ezindlini ukuze bavale amaphela, okuyi-tarantula yi-bocato di cardinali yangempela.
