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 ...

Tarantulas make wonderful pets, but some people have an irrational fear of them. They wrongly believe that they possess a deadly bite and that these large spiders are vicious monsters. The reality is ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Arizona is home to a diverse range of 30 tarantula species, and the most docile one is the Arizona blonde tarantula. This ground-dwelling spider native to the deserts of Arizona is known for its ...

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 ...

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

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 ...