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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MantidLord" data-source="post: 283825" data-attributes="member: 1732">Hi Arvada.I'm also an entomologist (recently got my bs in entomology from Cornell), so while the creator of the thread is away, I'll try to chime in and give my 2 cents. You're doing everything right by encouraging your child and allow him to raise and own a variety of insects. I first got interested in insects at the age of 8 (by a praying mantis of course) and while I never wanted to be an entomologist until I was in high school, my passion never faded and only grew. My parents allowed me to keep mantids, scorpions, tarantulas, etc and took me to museums and hiking, etc. So again, you're doing great.About the tarantula. They can be VERY easy to take care of. The Chilean Rose Hair, which is the most common in the hobby is sometimes called the "pet rock" of the tarantula world because it's that easy to care for. Honestly, easy to care for than most mantids... I recommend doing a bit of research on them to see if it can work out for you. Also, tarantulas very in temperament and for many, the bite is actually weak but the urticating hairs they have can cause harm. Still, my tarantulas are used to me and don't "kick" or rear up at me. They even crawl on my hand sometimes. It all depends.</blockquote>