According to the World Spider Catalog, there are 1,189 recognized tarantula species in 186 genera. Tarantulas can be found ...

A wild tarantula crosses a trail in Orange County in late September. Due to a lack of data, it's difficult for scientists to confirm anecdotal reports of declines in spider and insect populations.

Meet the man who lives with over 1,000 tarantulas — and travels up and down England helping people overcome their fears of creepy crawlies. Aaron Phoenix, 37, began accumulating them in the summer of ...

The Malaysian purple-femur tarantula ( Coremiocnemis hoggi) constructs burrows sealed with silk webbing in steep, shaded areas of montane tropical rainforest. Poachers dig the spiders out of these ...

Spiders are generally not hostile towards human beings and only attack in self-defense; however, spiders are becoming more ...