tarantulas n. 毒蛛;狼蛛(tarantula的复数)
- and even tarantulas aren't immune from an ambush.
而且即使是狼蛛也不能幸免于伏击。 - 'Tarantulas are poisonous,but they only bite if they think they're in danger',says Mike.
‘塔兰图拉毒蛛是毒的,但他们只咬住,如果他们认为他们处于危险中’,说麦克。 - The peptides isolated from the tarantulas target the same receptor as capsaicin, the fiery compound in hot chili peppers.
从毛蜘蛛身上分离出的胜肽所瞄准的受体,其实与红辣椒的辛辣成份「辣椒素」的受体相同。
Tarantula \Ta*ran"tu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L.
{Tarantul[ae]}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now
Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly
supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species
({Tarantula apuli[ae]}). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent
countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also
{tarentula}.]
{Tarantula killer}, a very large wasp ({Pompilus formosus}),
which captures the Texan tarantula ({Mygale Hentzii}) and
places it in its nest as food for its young, after
paralyzing it by a sting.