Tarantulas are one of the most well-known types of spiders. There's a reason fake tarantulas are sold at Halloween — some people think they're creepy. But others like them and keep them as pets.

Snakes, tortoises, and a tarantula were some of the animals at a Headington care home last week. Albany Nursing Home ...

When most people think of spiders, the word ‘friend’ may be one of the last ones to come to mind. However, if you were a ...

Spiders come in all shapes and sizes, but these giant species stand out for their massive leg spans and impressive weight.

Tangle web spiders, orb weavers, and tarantulas exhibit remarkable strategies, from strong webs to potent venom, to immobilize and consume their prey, showcasing nature's astonishing predator-prey ...

A pilot has been bitten by a tarantula during a flight to Spain. The Iberia plane's onwards journey was delayed so it could be fumigated and the pilot, said to be allergic to spiders, treated with ...

I had friends. They didn't like spiders. They don't like tarantulas. And, like, that energy kind of projected onto me. And, you know, to realize that I became like a bit arachnophobic was kind of ...

Large numbers of spiders are entering homes as Europe’s largest spider was found at a nursery. The Spanish funnel-web spider, which is thought to be Europe’s largest, was spotted at a plant nursery in ...

This follows the news last year that tarantulas were confirmed in the UK by BBC researcher Adele in the form of Britain’s only species, the purseweb spider. The purseweb is a stay-at-home spider ...

Taxonomically, they are in the infraorder mygalomorphae which includes the trapdoor spiders and tarantulas. "We only have one native mygalomorphae in the UK and they are much, much smaller and ...