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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — For many ...

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.

AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) A metro Atlanta man told police a spider thief snuck into a crawlspace under his home and stole five of his 18 pet tarantulas. Austell police say they've issued an arrest warrant for ...

An elephant hair ring from the United States, king cobra balm from Thailand and a blacktip shark jaw from Australia were also ...

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

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 ...