NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Tarantulas, beware. It’s officially mating season for New Mexico’s state insect, the tarantula hawk. They’re a type of spider wasp primarily known to hunt tarantulas in a ...

Four newly discovered tarantulas from Arabia and East Africa have pushed scientists to create a brand-new genus, Satyrex. What caught their attention wasn’t just that these spiders were unknown. Their ...

An article published in Journal of Natural History reviews the mutually beneficial ecological relationships and evolutionary adaptations of tarantulas. The study reveals that the infamous spiders are ...

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Male tarantulas are gearing up to look for a mate, leading to a surge of spider sightings in the Southwestern U.S. over the next few months. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...

A wave of tarantula sightings might occur in the next few months across portions of the U.S. as mating season begins. The secretive spiders are rarely seen – except during mating season. The hairy ...

Aaron Phoenix, 36, says he has a collection of more than 700 pet tarantulas, making him a real-life Spider-Man. He's developing a website, with plans to open a spider store. SWNS Arachnophile Aaron ...

Four of the spiders were discovered alive and re-homed with a reptile specialist Getty Stock Images/iStockphoto Twenty-two pet tarantulas were found abandoned in an apartment in Greater Manchester, ...

A bug smuggler was busted trying to leave Peru with 320 tarantulas strapped to his body — including dozens as big as a human hand, according to authorities. The 28-year-old Korean traveler was stopped ...

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