The prosoma and opisthosoma are connected by the pedicel, or pregenital somite. Like other Arachnida, a tarantula's body comprises two main parts, the prosoma (or cephalothorax) and the opisthosoma (or abdomen). Like all arthropods, the tarantula is an invertebrate that relies on an exoskeleton for muscular support.

Many New World species kept as pets have setae known as urticating hairs that can cause irritation to the skin, and in extreme cases, cause damage to the eyes. Some of the more common species have become popular in the exotic pet trade. The term 'tarantula' is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although many other members of the same infraorder ( Mygalomorphae) are commonly referred to as 'tarantulas' or 'false tarantulas'. As of August 2022, 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. Any other suggestions or advice are welcome as well.Mexican pink tarantula, Brachypelma klaasi If not, can you recommend something else? I'd also like to get a couple of motors that would work well with whatever motor controller I need for the hex bug to prototype with, so motor suggestions would be helpful as well. The motors are low voltage (3.5V - 5V) so I'm looking for something that will be good for these motors. The hex bug uses an ST1155A dual motor controller on-board. The part I'm not sure about is the dc motor controller. I've settled on the HC-SR04 sonar sensor as it was recommended in a forum post, so I think I have that well in hand. I'd like to hack the hex bug into an obstacle avoiding autonomous robot (the light on my kids face when I told them we were going to 'free' the robot was priceless!).

After reading the docs, wiki, and forums, I think I can do this, but I would like a little guidance. I thought as an introduction a hex bug spider hack might not be too hard for me and it would really impress my kids as well. I love the idea of pythonic robotics and I just received my board a few days ago. I'm an electronics neophyte looking for an introduction with a fairly simple robotics project for me and my kids.

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