A Smithsonian entomologist demonstrates how tarantulas feed by placing live crickets inches from their jaws. Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our ...

Tarantulas are hairy so that the army ants cleaning their homes don't eat them alive, a new study suggests. The study, published Aug. 6 in the Journal of Natural History, proposes several new ...

Hank Guarisco, a Lawrence-based independent arachnid researcher, said more than 500 species of spiders live in Kansas but probably only one common breed of tarantula called Texas browns.

The purpose of this act: a pre-prepared dinner. When the egg hatches, the larva burrows its way inside the spider's abdomen and begins feasting on the still-living tarantula. It begins by feeding on ...