Now and then there comes a tarantula, at evening always larger than you imagine, dull and dark brown, covered with long, dusty hairs. there something about them; they stop and let go and angle way. based on the author's word choice, which word best describes the author's view of tarantulas

dull is the correct answer.

comfortable

explanation:

one type of the adjectives is predicate adjective. a predicate adjective is an adjective which follows a linking verb and modifies or refers back to the main subject of that linking verb.

it usually is used just before the noun it modies.

here in this example:

'penguins seem comfortable in the coolest habitats', comfortable is the predicate adjective which follows the linking verb 'seem' and modifies the noun.