The short answer: Not close at all. Male tarantulas will ... to make the equivalent of an over four-hour drive to pop up in ...

Jim Galeno, owner of JG's Reptile Road Show joined the NBC 5 morning team Wednesday, along with a few friends -- including a giant tortoise, two pythons, a bearded dragon and a tarantula.

Tarantulas rear up on their back legs when they are annoyed, giving plenty of warning to humans, he said. "They're really pretty neat critters," he said. "They're the largest spider in Kansas ...

It's on diplay in Hintze Hall. Tarantula hawks can reach up to 11 centimetres long. There are 133 known species and they all lead solitary lives. They are named after their habit of hunting tarantulas ...