Now is the perfect time to consider the tarantula - and not just because it fits in with the Halloween motif. It's tarantula mating season, and the males are out crawling around various East Bay parks ...

The Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster announced an end to an interactive program that allowed members of the public to handle "Rosie" the tarantula. First-time Tesla owner shares what shocked him the ...

One entomologist described tarantulas as the "puppies of the spider world." Tarantulas are coming out in droves in Northern California just in time for Halloween. But the gargantuan spiders aren't ...

Students in Dr. June Olds' exotic pet medicine class were temporary tarantula caretakers last month. The Iowa State Vet Med students were responsible for naming their tarantula, feeding them little ...

Male tarantulas roam in search of mates during the fall, primarily in southwestern states. Although generally docile, tarantulas can bite and flick irritating hairs when disturbed. Tarantulas are ...

Catelyn Topping was only 15 years when she fell in love. With tarantulas. It wasn't love at first sight, she says. It took an entire week. "I started volunteering at Chattanooga Zoo and there was one ...

Arizona is home to a diverse range of 30 tarantula species, and the most docile one is the Arizona blonde tarantula. This ground-dwelling spider native to the deserts of Arizona is known for its ...

From the archive: This story first appeared in The Desert Sun in 2016. It was huge, plodding and menacing to my neighbors. I write of a large tarantula that walked in front of my sliding door last ...

This is the big one, the prestige event, the oldest and best-attended show of its kind anywhere in the world. A trophy here can make a breeder's reputation. As ever, the judges were looking for ...