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title: 'Notes on the Age and Habits of the American Tarantula'
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- 'Henry Christopher McCook'
date: 1888-01-01
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# Notes on the Age and Habits of the American Tarantula

1887 study of prolonged life in invertebrates (ants, tarantulas). Reports a tarantula kept 7–8 years in captivity, examines moulting risks and husbandry (feeding, water) affecting longevity.

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