Tarantulas' hairy bodies protect against the scavenging, spider-eating army ants that clean their nests, scientists say.

It’s so rewarding helping people get over their fears – though the majority of my family are petrified of spiders still!” ...

If you see some big hairy spiders scampering around from now through the end of October, you are witnessing male tarantulas ...

A group of tarantulas have now found homes after they were abandoned in freezing temperatures. The spiders were cared for at RSPCA Brighton Reptile Rescue after they were left inside rubbish sacks on ...

The Trichopelma genus is made up of 23 species, with members all being very small tarantulas. As its name suggests, T. grande is the largest known member of the genus with a body length ranging ...

A researcher described four new species of tarantulas, including one new genus, from India’s Western Ghats, a chain of ...

The giant spiders were left inside rubbish sacks on a grass verge outside Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare in Lewes. | ITV ...

Four new species of tarantulas, including one new genus, have been described from India’s Western Ghats mountains. A concerning trend shows that 25% of newly described tarantula species since ...

Tarantulas can be found in Palo Alto’s Foothills Park and many preserves in the region. Courtesy Jack Owicki. In the waning sunlight near the Stanford Dish and in the open fields in the hills ...

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 ...

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A group of tarantulas have now found homes after they were abandoned in freezing temperatures. The spiders were cared for at RSPCA Brighton Reptile Rescue after they were left inside rubbish sacks ...