“And we live in a climate where we only get about 12 to 14 inches of rain a year, so half an inch is a fairly substantial drop.” Tarantulas take eight years to mature, Holmes said, so ...

A pilot with a severe allergy to spiders was bitten mid-flight by a stowaway tarantula — forcing hours-long delays as the plane was fumigated after landing safely, according to reports.

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, ...