Due to over-collection for pet trade, the tarantula are now an endangered species and have ended up in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) list. The wolf spider ...

Hank Guarisco, a Lawrence-based independent arachnid researcher, said more than 500 species of spiders live in Kansas but probably only one common breed of tarantula called Texas browns.

There are nearly 1,000 species of tarantulas ... Owned By Celebrities Compared to many other pets, the list of care requirements for tarantulas is fairly short. This makes them ideal for the ...

For those of you who are still here, allow me to introduce you to a brand new species of tarantula that has nine appendages instead of the customary eight. The new (to science, at least ...

Despite their name, tarantula hawks (Pepsis genus) are actually a species of spider wasp. You can see the largest species of tarantula hawk wasp, Pepsis heros, at the Museum. It's on diplay in Hintze ...

The exhibition, featuring climbable statues of an eagle, orangutan and tarantula, will be on display through Sept. 14.