Daily True or False
October 9, 2026

Some female tarantulas, such as the Mexican red knee, have lifespans exceeding 20 years in captivity, while males typically live only a few years.

Tarantulas are slow-moving ambush predators. The fastest spiders are species like giant house spiders or certain wolf spiders, not tarantulas.

Van Gogh created 'The Starry Night' in June 1889 while staying at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, where he sought treatment for his mental health.

Stick insects are not venomous and rarely bite. They are herbivorous and harmless to humans. Some species may spray irritants, but that is not venom nor a bite.

Max Ernst never attended the Bauhaus. He studied philosophy and art history at the University of Bonn and was largely self-taught as an artist.

Caravaggio had no known children. Artemisia's father was Orazio Gentileschi, a contemporary of Caravaggio but a different painter entirely.

Saltwater crocodiles are known to use their powerful tails to propel themselves vertically out of the water, enabling them to snatch prey such as birds from overhanging branches.

This dramatic self-portrait shows Courbet with a frantic expression and tear-streaked face, reflecting his emotional struggles at the time.

Scorpion's powers came from a scientific procedure involving a scorpion-themed suit and tail, not a bite.

John Singer Sargent painted the series 'The Triumph of Religion' for the Boston Public Library between 1895 and 1919. This was one of his major non-portrait works.