Did you know that a tarantula’s primary defense mechanism is not actually their large size or their scary bite? The actual ...

Tarantula poaching could threaten some species to the point of extinction (Credit: Getty Images) The global arachnid trade is threatening the world's most famous spider species. And it's primarily ...

Some spiders live for less than a year, while others live for more than forty. They eat frogs, lizards, mice, and bats; the largest spider, the Goliath birdeater tarantula, does, in fact, eat birds.