There are over 50 species of tarantula native to Argentina. Learn more about them in our complete list of tarantula species ...

The Oceania region is home to over 20 tarantula species, most of which belong to the Selenocosmiinae sub-family of tarantulas found across Southeast Asia, Australia, and the wider Oceania region. It ...

Owner Tyler Kirk holds a tarantula at his Spider Shoppe exotic-animal store in Tacoma on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Inside Tacoma’s newest exotic pet store, stacked terrariums offer glimpses of about 200 ...

Tarantulas are a type of spider, although, they are distinguishable by several characteristics, including being generally larger and hairier than most other spiders. Tarantulas also have fangs that ...

Unregulated markets could lead to species becoming vulnerable. Spiders, tarantulas and scorpions may be creepy to many, but it turns out there's a gargantuan market for arachnids as pets, and it is ...

Four new species of burrowing tarantula with abnormally long genitalia have been found on the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa. Zamani A, von Wirth V, Fabiánek P, Höfling J, Just P, Korba J, ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

Inside Tacoma’s newest exotic pet store, stacked terrariums offer glimpses of about 200 species of tarantulas, in addition to other spiders, scorpions, centipedes, geckos, lizards and snakes. Turtles ...