Tarantulas belong to the spider family Theraphosidae. According to the World Spider Catalog, there are 1,192 recognized tarantula species in 186 genera. Tarantulas can be found throughout the world, ...

A rare species of jumping spider, Pilia malenadu, has been rediscovered after a century of absence. Females were recorded for ...

Tarantulas are a type of spider, although, they are distinguishable by several characteristics, including being generally larger and hairier than most other spiders. Tarantulas also have fangs that ...

If you suffer from arachnophobia, this is the time of year when you’re most likely to run into one of your worst nightmares: a tarantula. It’s mating season for most of the 29 species of tarantulas in ...