Sorry, I didn't catch my typo.
Not sure what you mean by the muddled reference? Isn't what you're saying the same as what I was saying, but a higher level of classification?
My point is they're both known as spiders, but the "common" names are tarantula and huntsman. Not that one falls under "spider" category more than the other because they're both names given to group a whole heap of species of spiders.
EDIT: Sorry, I think I just understood your post, saying that dragon dude was the one who muddled the reference... In which case, yes thats quite possible. My mistake. Either way I wasn't aiming to belittle or anything like that, just make sure I wasn't missing anything.
In regards to the original question, too... Tarantulas will take anything you give them from crickets, to mealworms to (dead) pinky mice if they're big enough. As long as the prey item is suitable, you should be fine. Crickets are just the easiest. Some individual spiders may be picky though, I know of Tarantulas that don't like mealworms but love roaches, but then the next one might be the opposite.