New Species of Tarantula Discovered, Researchers Impressed With Its Massive Size and 'Hairy' Features Experts have uncovered ...

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A bug smuggler was busted trying to leave Peru with 320 tarantulas strapped to his body — including dozens as big as a human hand, according to authorities. The 28-year-old Korean traveler was ...

A tarantula seen by park employees in Death Valley on the day of the accident. A foreign tourist traveling in California's Death Valley National Park has been injured in an accident caused by an ...

Police in Peru have arrested a man caught trying to leave the country with 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants strapped to his body. The 28-year-old South Korean national was ...

Antimicrobial peptides derived from a crab and a spider may provide the pathway to overcoming drug resistance in advanced ...

A suspected spider smuggler has been caught in Peru with hundreds of tarantulas strapped to his body while he was leaving the capital city. The South Korean suspect concealed more than 300 tarantulas, ...

FILE - A tarantula which was recovered after a man attempted to smuggle them out of Peru. (SERFOR) The man was stopped at Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport on Nov. 8 after officials ...

Males must be cautious, as females can sometimes be aggressive and may attack if they feel threatened. Tarantulas often ...

Airport customs officials in the capital city of Lima confiscated 320 small tarantulas, 110 centipedes and 9 bullet ants from the suspected smuggler–all delicately packed around his waist and ...