The Tarantula is named after a town in which country?
Lycosa tarantula Lycosa tarantula Lycosa tarantula is the species originally known as the tarantula, a name that nowadays commonly refers to spiders in another family entirely, the Theraphosidae. It now may be better called the tarantula wolf spider, being in the wolf spider family, the Lycosidae. "L. tarantula" is a large species found in southern Europe, especially in the Apulia region of Italy and near the city of Taranto, from which it gets its name. Historical superstition has it that the spider's bite can produce severe symptoms called tarantism. These spiders are rather large, the females being as large as 30 mm
Tarantula (film) car. The tarantula pursues them down the highway toward the town. The sheriff and his men intercept, but their guns have no affect. Dynamite is gathered from town, but a blast large enough to blow up the highway does not faze the monster arachnid. As they complete a hasty evacuation of the town, an air force fighter jet squadron, summoned by the sheriff, arrives and launches a napalm attack, successfully incinerating the tarantula at the town's edge. Clint Eastwood appears uncredited in a minor role as the jet squadron leader. "Tarantula" takes place in the fictional town of Desert Rock,