A new species of tarantula, a red-reared arachnid, has been discovered in the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona.

Tarantulas often get a bad reputation, but most species are largely harmless to humans and vital to ecosystems such as the ...

Sightings in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania have arachnophobes buzzing—but experts say these colorful critters likely hitched ...

The first confirmed sightings of these spiders was at a resident's garden in early September. Now, they've appeared at ...

Utah has four species of tarantulas, one of which can be spotted as north as Cache Valley. Experts say they are always living ...

Joro spiders were recently spotted in Pennsylvania, making it the ninth state to see this giant, flying spider. Could they ...

The shrew was still alive in the web, the researchers report, although it was only seen making a few slight movements near ...

Texas is home to some of the creepiest, crawliest, and otherwise oddest animals on the planet. We introduce you to them in What in Tarnation?!, an occasional series. I have a confession to make.

Boston resident Sally Rogers shared a photo of one of the giant, brightly colored arachnids with local outlet WBZ-TV.

The venom of a single spider species can contain over 3,000 molecules, primarily small neurotoxins used to overpower insects.

Spiders might be a common sight in Singapore, but certainly not this one. One user shared a photo of a tarantula that managed ...