Some spiders hunt and kill snakes up to 30 times their size. A study revealed 319 cases of such incidents involving over 40 ...

MAN CAUGHT IN AIRPORT WITH HUNDREDS OF TARANTULAS STRAPPED TO HIS BODY The Greater Antillean islands ... The tarantula is the largest known spider of the Trichopelma species.

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, ...

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 ...

These barbed hairs embed themselves in the skin of larger predators or humans attempting to handle the spider, causing a burning pain and giving them plenty reason to back off. The tarantula also ...

In the ground under the tawny grasses, male California tarantulas are emerging from their underground lairs in search of mates. The large, hairy spiders slowly crawl along the ground seeking the ...

Among the species was an entirely new genus of tarantulas called Cilantica, named after the Tamil word for spider. They can be identified by the unique scattered pattern of curved bristles on ...