4. Fire Salamander and New World Tarantulas

Weird Animal Facts: Explicit

Its October! And with Halloween right around the spooky corner that means one animal from today's episodes will be a traditional halloween critter.
Join me, zookeeper Deidre, as we learn why the Fire Salamander is the original Mother of Dragons....(I mean salamanders). Or is it the fire salamander from Frozen 2? Both animals are super cute! And what's that stuff covering its body? Oh yeah, its an amphibian so the Fire salamander is covered in mucus...gross. As weird and strange as the fire salamander is they are a special type of amphibian from the United Kingdom with BRIGHT colors to tell you to "back the f@*% up."
SPIDERS! But the cool tarantulas, New World Tarantulas (they are the "nicer" spiders) and FLUFFY...kind of. Tarantula hair is weird and comes in just as many variations as mammal fur. Also, my inner scientist needs to tell you that technically the tarantula hair...isn't hair. Its called setae. And even if tarantulas can kick the hair off their butt you should be fine, just don't be a dick.
Here are those silly scientific names:
Fire Salamander: Salamandra salamandra
Blue Fanged Tarantula: Ephebopus cyanognathus
Chilean Rose haired Tarantula: Grammostola rosea
Chilean Copper Tarantula: Phrixotrichus scrofa
Pumpkin Patch Tarantula: Hapalopus
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