A tarantula burger is prepared at a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, US, in celebration of the Exotic Meat Month. /VCG Photo

The burger contains beef, oven-roasted tarantula, and spicy chili sauce. /VCG Photo

Other “exotic” meats the restaurant offers this month range from alligator, bison and ostrich, to camel. /VCG Photo

The event is a chance for diners to experience tastes from other cultures so as to increase cultural awareness. /VCG Photo