Tarantulas are beautiful and delicate creatures that require careful handling at all times. While some tarantula species will tolerate being handled, it’s really important to understand their behavior ...

This ground-dwelling spider native to the deserts of Arizona is known for its striking golden-brown coloration. Arizona ...

Scientists, spider enthusiasts and curious Colorado ... it was a spectacle he needed to witness. Villareal sells tarantulas as pets to people around the U.S. and said he has been fascinated ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia -is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

Experts say Kansans don't need to be worried about the healthy population of tarantulas found in parts of the state, particularly in the southern tier of counties. The large, hairy spiders are ...

When did you first become interested in spiders? I’ve been fascinated since I was a tiny child, but my interest really developed in secondary school. I wanted a pet tarantula, but my mum wasn ...

Junior Oakley Decker, who presented Arthur to the fourth graders, said she was afraid of spiders until she got her own pet tarantula. “They are the only fuzzy tarantula breed,” she said of the ...

A green pit viper named after Salazar Slytherin from Harry Potter, an unfamiliar snake found in an Instagram post, and twelve ...