Anyone with mild or moderate depression can potentially benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, even without taking medication. A number of studies have shown CBT to be at least as effective as antidepressants in treating mild and moderate depression.
Theraphosids (tarantulas and baboon spiders) are the longest lived spiders having a lifespan of more than 20 years in captivity. Unsurprisingly, all these longest lived spiders are females as males have shorter lifespansâafter reaching maturity (within a year or two) they mate and die.
George Grall, National Aquarium. George Grall, National Aquarium. Often large and hairy, some tarantula species live in the trees, while others live in holes in the ground. It may take many years for a tarantula to reach sexual maturity, and while males rarely live more than a year beyond this date, females may continue living for 20 years or more.