Piaroa kids snack on tarantulas in the jungle



This cute little clip from the BBC's new Human Planet series follows a group of young Piaroa children from Venezuela's Amazonas State as they hunt for spiders to snack on.

These are no ordinary spiders, but the largest spider of all, the fearsome Goliath tarantula (Theraphosa blondi) which can give a nasty nip with its venomous fangs and also protects itself with irritating urticated hairs
Piaroa kids snack on tarantulas in the jungle Piaroa kids snack on tarantulas in the jungle Reviewed by vivien on February 03, 2011 Rating: 5

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