Then the son of Erin winked at the row of men by his side-winked right and left-lifted his glass, shut both his eyes, and swallowed his "tarantula juice," as they called it in the mines.
"First Fam'lies of the Sierras"
Joaquin Miller
Giant, purple tarantula-hawks hummed past, scanning the leaves for their prey.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
Henceforth they fought the forlorn damsel herself, fought every foot of the way through desert mesquite thick enough to daunt a tarantula.
"The Missourian"
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle