Spider-Man is suddenly up against one of his most hated villains as Brand New Day approaches.

Spiders in the Theraphosidae family, commonly known as tarantulas, are among the most traded invertebrates on the ...

The species is currently critically endangered, fighting against habitat loss, degradation and rampant, illegal pet trade for ...

A recent taxonomical revision of the tarantula genus Monocentropus led to the discovery of a new genus with a highly unusual ...

Several cases of "spatial orientation" were recorded among the spiders living in both trees and in underground burrows.

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 ...

“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” For a moment I didn’t pay much attention to the large insect buzzing around me. It was one of those gentle spring days and ...

The third annual Tarantula Festival brought visitors to the state’s southeastern town of La Junta over the weekend to witness the mating season of Colorado’s brown tarantula. These two-toned creatures ...

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 ...

A grandmother in England opened a box of grapes and made a horrifying discovery: a live tarantula. Gillian Shivers, from Newark, was about to give the carton of fruit to her grandchildren when she ...