Owner Tyler Kirk holds a tarantula at his Spider Shoppe exotic-animal store in Tacoma on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Inside Tacoma’s newest exotic pet store, stacked terrariums offer glimpses of about 200 ...

The Oceania region is home to over 20 tarantula species, most of which belong to the Selenocosmiinae sub-family of tarantulas ...

Tarantulas are one of Arizona’s most misunderstood desert dwellers, but they’re helpful neighbors. These fuzzy, eight-legged hunters may look intimidating but they’re pest control pros, snacking on ...

Tarantulas are a type of spider, although, they are distinguishable by several characteristics, including being generally larger and hairier than most other spiders. Tarantulas also have fangs that ...

Four new species of burrowing tarantula with abnormally long genitalia have been found on the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa. Zamani A, von Wirth V, Fabiánek P, Höfling J, Just P, Korba J, ...

Quick Take Dolomedes plantarius is the great raft spider. These spiders came back from the brink of extinction. Peat bogs and ...

Tarantula mating season occurs primarily in the autumn months. The Mexican red rump tarantula, found in South Florida, is not considered dangerous to humans. Happy tarantula mating season to those who ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

Inside Tacoma’s newest exotic pet store, stacked terrariums offer glimpses of about 200 species of tarantulas, in addition to other spiders, scorpions, centipedes, geckos, lizards and snakes. Turtles ...