Will Smith ventured into a remote cave collect and study venom from giant tarantulas for his National Geographic show, ...

Joe Farnell, the owner of a reptile and terrariums shop in St Giles Street, has helped lots of city folk combat a fear of animals since starting ...

This list covers the most vulnerable wildlife species and the steps you can take to help each of them survive and thrive.

A good class pet is active during the school day, comfortable with the average temperature and humidity in the building, and ...

The actor behind ‘Home Alone’ burglar Marv allegedly tried to hire an escort in a California hotel, according to a new report.

I came across this tarantula just as it was feeding — perfect timing. It was calm but focused, holding its prey tightly.

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

Just before sunset, as baseball-sized tarantulas cross the road at Colorado’s Southern Plains Land Trust, two biologists quietly exit their car to scoop up a few of these eight-legged pedestrians.

Day 22 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Heart of a Tarantula. This image, made by the James Webb Space Telescope, features the Tarantula Nebula’s star-forming region, seen here about ...

Great Expeditions in the Collections of Natural History Museums” by Christopher Kemp, University of Chicago Press, 2017, ...

Tarantulas are among the most misunderstood creatures in the animal kingdom. First, a clarification: there are no “breeds” of tarantulas—only species. Despite their hairy appearance and long legs, ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Finding a mate is risky business this time of the year for the Colorado brown tarantulas that populate southeastern Colorado. In the late summer, thousands of male tarantulas scour ...