The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.

Tarantulas: friends or foes? Many people take one look at these spiders and incorrectly characterize them as scary and dangerous. In fact, they have been villainized and feared as early as the 15th ...

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, ...

The Art and Science of Arachnids” is an interactive, educational and fear-free celebration of the eight-legged creatures. The exhibit runs through May 4 at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln ...

The Brazilian salmon pink birdeater (Lasiodora parahybana) is a sight to behold in the spider world. This species is one of the most impressive tarantulas, renowned for its significant size.

A Socotra Island Blue Baboon (Monocentropus balfouri) was awarded 'Best in Show' at the annual British Tarantula Society exhibition in Coventry Judges rank the spiders according to the glossiness ...

In the ground under the tawny grasses, male California tarantulas are emerging from their underground lairs in search of mates. The large, hairy spiders slowly crawl along the ground seeking the ...

Needless to say, this tarantula has some interesting features, and that is without even commenting on its pink toes. Yes, ...