The study of Tarantulas?

ArkanoviTigrovi

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I was just wondering what someone who study's tarantulas would be called? I did a quick internet search and did find much. For some reason it seems like the study of T's does not fall under Arachnology. Could it possibly be Entomology?
 

peterUK

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Arachnology is the scientific study of spiders and related animals such as scorpions, collectively called arachnids

Entomology is the scientific study of insects.

I struggling to find a reason why someone who studies Tarantulas isnt called an Arachnologist.

Are you sure you got this right ?
 

Zoltan

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PeterUK is right, arachnologists study tarantulas (theraphosids) as well as other spiders and other arachnid groups.
 

paassatt

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Seems like a pretty cut and dried answer to me. Tarantulas are arachnids, and arachnologists study arachnids, therefore arachnologists study tarantulas.
 

SamuraiSid

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I saw a small vidoe of some lady on TEd Talks who has spent her life studying orb weavers, and more specifically their silk. She called herself a scientist;):p
 

ArkanoviTigrovi

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Ok thanks. The reason I had my doubts was when I went onto the official American Arachnological Society's homepage I didn't see anything about tarantulas. Only true spiders and other Arachnids.
 

Amoeba

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Man the knowledge base in this forum has really gone down hill.....the correct terminology is Theraphosidaeologist
 
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