The team’s research includes the determination whether the P. smithi tarantulas found recently are a “relict population”, according to him. Ranil then leads us back in time to the information collated ...

He also points out that six sub-species of the Sri Lankan Poecilotheria tarantulas are under threat of extinction. Five of them are listed as “Endangered” while the sixth, P. smithi, is “Critically ...

and Mexican Redknee (Brachypelma smithi) varieties. Predators at heart, tarantulas crave live food. Crickets, fruit flies and even mice are faves, and are widely available at pet stores.

The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed Tuesday to list certain tarantulas unique to Sri Lanka as endangered species. The protections would extend to five species: the Poecilotheria fasciata ...

Of the more than 600 tarantulas under question, some were of the Brachypelma smithi species, commonly known as Mexican red-kneed tarantulas. This species is protected under an international treaty ...

Although they appear to be perfectly capable of taking care of themselves, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering extending Endangered Species Act protection to 11 tarantula species ...

The protections would apply to five species of tarantulas, including the Poecilotheria fasciata, P. ornata, P. smithi, P. subfusca and P. vittata. The public has 60 days to comment. Bus ...

A German national who shipped hundreds of live tarantulas into the United States through the mail has pleaded guilty to a federal smuggling charge, prosecutors say. IE 11 is not supported.

Nearly two dozen were Brachypelma smithi, known as Mexican red-kneed tarantulas. The Brachypelma genus is protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, said Mr ...

In Mexico on the other hand, 14 out of the 24 species of the red-knee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi) can be found in the wild, according to Mexico's Biodiversity Commission, Conabio.

Koppler further admitted sending the agents 22 Mexican red-kneed tarantulas, a species of spider formally known as Brachypelma smithi that is protected under an international treaty. Koppler ...

Canada exported more varieties of Brachypelma tarantulas over a 10-year period than Mexico, Mexican officials say. There is a growing market for the creatures, which are popular pets.