The Malaysian purple-femur tarantula ( Coremiocnemis hoggi) constructs burrows sealed with silk webbing in steep, shaded areas of montane tropical rainforest. Poachers dig the spiders out of these ...

The Malaysian purple-femur tarantula inhabits easily recognizable silk-sealed burrows in a hilly area of Malaysia that covers ...

A wild tarantula crosses a trail in Orange County in late September. Due to a lack of data, it's difficult for scientists to confirm anecdotal reports of declines in spider and insect populations.

A new species of tarantula has been found in Thailand’s mangrove forests, and while scientists are thrilled by the discovery, there is already concern for its habitat. Mongabay reported scientists ...

The secrets of the maligned and misunderstood tarantula are brought to light in the Discovery Channel's Predators of the Wild series portrait of the Giant Tarantula. The film presents an intimate look ...

The "spider queen" is releasing hundreds of tarantulas into the wild in North Texas. Local spider expert Leah Patton has been collecting and raising baby spiders for the Lewisville Lake Environmental ...

The spider is scarce, and it has never been seen before in this area. Experts stunned after discovering rare 'mini-tarantula' ...

“Are you scared?” I asked the person next to me. We were both crouched over a tarantula roughly the size of my hand, our faces inches away from its hairy legs and enormous, fanged chelicerae. “No,” he ...

Unwelcome guests are always a little more unwelcome when they're of the creepy-crawly variety. Just ask Teouna and Ken Thomas, a Texas couple who were recently shocked to suddenly find a giant ...

The international wildlife trade is a multibillion-dollar industry that impacts hundreds of millions of plants and animals. It is often fueled by unsustainable demand for imperiled species and their ...