Here’s a guide to safely handle your pet tarantula while ensuring both you and your spider stay comfortable and safe at all times. Before handling your tarantula, it’s crucial to recognize ...

Deforestation is the tarantulas’ main threat, but a growing pet trade contributes to their decline ... yellow-backed ornamental tarantula and reddish parachute spider. In May scientists with the ...

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, ...

A recent study reveals that 25% of all newly described tarantula species since 2000 have ended up in the international pet trade, meaning many spiders could be at risk from collectors before we ...

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 ...

MEET the Yate man who lives with over 1,000 tarantulas - and travels up and down the country helping people overcome their fears of creepy crawlies.

In the ground under the tawny grasses, male California tarantulas are emerging from their underground lairs in search of mates. The large, hairy spiders slowly crawl along the ground seeking the ...