Aaron Phoenix, 36, says he has a collection of more than 700 pet tarantulas, making him a real-life Spider-Man. He's developing a website, with plans to open a spider store. SWNS Arachnophile Aaron ...

A girl in Texas was thrilled when she discovered that she had received a tarantula on Christmas morning. Footage taken by ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. (KRON) – Bay Area residents are starting to put up their Halloween decorations. One realistic decoration led to a concerned citizen reporting it on Tuesday in San Mateo. The ...

When an animal shelter was called to come and rescue a tarantula which was stuck on a roof, they could not have expected what they found. Staff from the Peninsula Humane Society in California arrived ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here's some advice stemming from the unusual case of a man who had spider hairs stuck in his cornea: Be sure to cover your eyes when hanging around with your pet tarantula.

When the Peninsula Humane Society received a call regarding a pet tarantula that was supposedly stranded on top of a house in San Mateo, an animal control officer rushed over to the scene with a ...

Owner Tyler Kirk holds a tarantula at his Spider Shoppe exotic-animal store in Tacoma on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Inside Tacoma’s newest exotic pet store, stacked terrariums offer glimpses of about 200 ...

Imagine being the owner of a pet tarantula. These creatures are not easy to maintain - they need ideal conditions, from the correct temperature to food, in order to flourish. Now, picture losing that ...

Concerned citizens in California notified animal rescue officers after spotting a pet tarantula on someone’s rooftop. Turns out that “tarantula” was just a Halloween decoration. SF Gate reports how ...

LOS ANGELES — Tarantulas are the heaviest, hairiest, scariest spiders on the planet. They have fangs, claws and barbs. They can regrow body parts and be as big as dinner plates, and the females eat ...

The Malaysian purple-femur tarantula inhabits easily recognizable silk-sealed burrows in a hilly area of Malaysia that covers around 10 square miles, making it an easy target for poachers.