these five tarantula species are something to write home about whether you are a spider lover or not! Measuring 5.1 inches long and weighing 6.2 oz, the goliath bird eater is the most sizeable ...

Experts have uncovered a new tarantula species, which has now become the hairiest member of its kind. The new species has been named Trichopelma grande by researchers, Newsweek reported.

Four new species of tarantulas, including one new genus, have been described from India’s Western Ghats mountains. A concerning trend shows that 25% of newly described tarantula species since ...

Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in Cuba that is bigger and hairier than other spiders in its genus. A new study, "A hairy giant among dwarves," published this month in the ...

The newly discovered tarantula Trichopelma grande has unusually hairy legs for a ground-dwelling species. It's also much bigger than its relatives — and scientists aren't sure why. Arachnophobes ...

It turned out to be a new species “Everything about this tarantula … was mind-blowing,” David Ortiz wrote in a Nov. 15 Facebook post. “It looked large and hairy, like an arboreal (tree ...