Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
May 21, 1789
Primary Source Reference:
Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia), 21 May 1789
Additional Source Text:
The donor was from Baltimore.
Notes:
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae. Currently, about 1,000 species have been identified.
Peale's Common Name:
Tarantula
