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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.