Tarantulas… You know them best as giant, hairy spiders. But in some parts of the world, they’re also known as “dinner!” Hunting, roasting, and selling tarantulas is a part of life in parts of Venezuela and Cambodia. In the episode of Why Would You Eat That, we serve up 8-legged treats to all our friends!

We’ve eaten our share of bugs around here, but spiders are a whole ‘nother matter. While furry, these critters are muscle food, packing in more protein than a 6-ounce steak. We may have another super-special bodybuilding elixir on our hands! …Maybe.

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What crazy, disgusting, or smelly foods would you like to see us eat on the show? Have you had the personal honor of trying out tarantulas, or other land-dwelling arachnids? What’s the furriest food you’ve ever tried? Would you eat a tarantula, if Truly asked really, really nicely? What’s the most traumatic food you’ve experienced?

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On Why Would You Eat That? we scour the globe for the most bizarre foods and explain why anyone would be crazy enough to eat them. You'll be shocked to see how one man's trash can actually be another man's delicacy. Don't forget to subscribe to Tasted, support us on Patreon, and buy a T-Shirt so we can keep these episodes a-comin’!