* Agatha, the zoo's Mexican red knee tarantula, is probably 25 to 30 years old. Zoo-keepers think she was donated by a woman whose son went away to college and didn't want to bring his pet ...

Tarantulas are beautiful and delicate creatures that require careful handling at all times. While some tarantula species will tolerate being handled, it’s really important to understand their behavior ...

The Cerbalus aravaensis spider, a type of huntsman spider, is the largest spider in the entire Middle East. They're big ...

The Mexican redknee tarantula is easy to breed and is not in danger of complete extinction. The female spins silk around fertilized eggs and carries them in her fangs until they hatch.

Many tarantulas in the Western Hemisphere also have up to 1 million deadly sharp hairs on their abdomen that they use for defense. These barbed, or urticating hairs t "can embed in the skin, eyes ...