These spiders are also popular pets. As the name implies, desert brown tarantulas live in the desert, primarily in Arizona and Mexico where there are a lot of saguaro cacti. You may encounter one ...

However, the spider's most recognizable feature is its unusually hairy legs. Hairy legs are typically associated with tree-dwelling tarantulas — called arboreal tarantulas — so this feature is ...

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Typically ranging from 1 to 3 inches in size, they have sturdy, stocky bodies covered in dense, dark-colored hairs, often brown ... Trapdoor spiders are closely related to tarantulas, as both ...

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, ...

In the often misunderstood world of arachnids, the biggest spider in the world stands out among its giant kin. Enormous, eight-legged creatures — ranging from the Goliath birdeater to the Colombian ...

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 ...

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 ...