“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.

Experts say Kansans don't need to be worried about the healthy population of tarantulas found in parts of the state, particularly in the southern tier of counties. The large, hairy spiders are ...

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, ...