Tarantulas may have the reasoning to recall how to navigate places they’ve already been, a new study published in Ecology and ...

Although often feared due to its appearance, the curly hair tarantula plays an important role in maintaining ecological ...

Molting is one of a tarantula’s greatest superpowers. They shed their old skin to become something bigger, stronger, and more ...

This report examines tarantulas and the real risks they present during close human encounters. While often labeled harmless, ...

New research shows tarantulas can learn, remember paths, and use senses to navigate and survive in complex environments.

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 ...

I was sitting on my deck here in Saratoga recently and noticed a beautiful, albeit very large, bug walking near me. I wasn’t sure what it was, but after doing a little research, O am certainly glad ...

Watch out, arachnophobes; you’re about to be seeing a lot more tarantulas around. As the weather begins to cool and the season for spooky decorations approaches, brown tarantula mating season is also ...

Bright colors in the animal kingdom usually mean danger. And the bright colors of the tarantula hawk definitely mean danger, not only because of the powerful sting that it possesses, but danger to its ...

It's been wet in Texas this year — exceptionally wet, as a matter of fact. With record amounts of rain, Texas is more than a little hot, green and rife with happy insects. Take the tarantula hawk, for ...