Students in Dr. June Olds' exotic pet medicine class were temporary tarantula caretakers last month. The Iowa State Vet Med students were responsible for naming their tarantula, feeding them little ...

Last August, Robert Fleshman bought a tarantula from the Petco store in the Bayshore Mall. Three months later, he found something else in his spider’s cage: tarantula eggs. Fleshman, who runs a ...

A rare tarantula is looking for a new home at MSPCA-Angell. A rose hair tarantula named Gwen was surrendered on Jan. 10 after her family moved to a new home in the Greater Boston area and couldn’t ...

A British man is still suffering discomfort nearly a year after his pet tarantula shot some of its sharp hairs into his eye, prompting doctors to warn pet owners about the dangers of handling the ...

Tarantulas are among the most misunderstood creatures in the animal kingdom. First, a clarification: there are no “breeds” of tarantulas—only species. Despite their hairy appearance and long legs, ...