Tarantula (disambiguation)

Tarantulas are a group of hairy and often very large spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae.

Tarantula may also refer to:

Fiction

 * Tarantulas (Transformers), a character in Beast Wars: Transformers
 * Tarantula (Dylan book), a book of poetry by Bob Dylan
 * Tarantula (novel), a crime novel by Thierry Jonquet
 * Tarantula (DC Comics), the name of two different characters from DC Comics
 * Tarantula (Marvel Comics), the name of a number of villains from Marvel Comics

Film

 * The Tarantula, a 1916 silent film
 * Tarantula (film), a 1955 science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold
 * Tarantula (TV series), an American animated television series
 * Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo, a 1977 horror film directed by Stuart Hagmann

Music

 * The Tarantulas, a surf guitar band
 * Tarantula (band), a Portuguese heavy metal band
 * Tarantulas Records, a record label

Albums

 * Tarantula (Riverdales album)
 * Tarantula (Ride album)
 * Tarantula (Mystikal album)
 * Tarántula, an album by Mónica Naranjo
 * Tarantula (Flickerstick album)
 * Tarantula (Tarantula album), 1987

Songs

 * "Tarantula" (Faithless song)
 * "Tarantula" (The Smashing Pumpkins song)
 * "Tarantula" (Mystikal song)
 * "Tarantula", a 1982 song by Colourbox
 * "Tarantula", a 1986 song by This Mortal Coil from Filigree & Shadow
 * "Tarantula / Fasten Your Seatbelt", a song by drum & bass band Pendulum
 * "Tarantula", a song by The Aquabats, on the album The Return of The Aquabats
 * "Tarantula", a song by Bob Schneider, on the album Lovely Creatures
 * "Tarantula", a song by Gorillaz, on the album Cracker Island.

Other uses

 * Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070), an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)
 * USS Tarantula (SP-124), a World War I patrol boat