Tarantulas are one of the most well-known types of spiders. There's a reason fake tarantulas are sold at Halloween — some people think they're creepy. But others like them and keep them as pets.

An airplane carrying coffee beans from South America has some unpleasant stowaways: a hoard of tarantulas which overcome the pilots as the airplane is flying over an orange-producing town in ...

The programme houses over 2,000 spiders, but only males are milked for their deadly yet lifesaving venom. “They have this special toxin, which is absolutely deadly and vital for our life saving ...

Why it's awesome: This deadly, yellow centipede has evolved to live in the Movile Cave — a pitch black, sulfurous underground system untouched by sunlight for more than 5 million years.

The hairs, while not deadly to humans, can cause discomfort. “If they get on you, you’ll get a rash,” he said. The U.S. has 29 distinct species of tarantulas, 10 of which are in California ...