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 have a number of unique ways that they communicate, reflective of their biology! Read here to learn more!

This adorable tarantula named Stress has "toe beans" similar to a cat. When stress places her leg down, two little toe pads spread outwards. Tarantulas are now miniature, 8-legged cats in my mind. If ...

Pet tarantulas are nothing like their B-movie counterparts: Their bites are rarely fatal; they're generally more afraid of you than you are of them; and they certainly aren't the size of three-story ...

A new medical case report reaffirms why even largely non-venomous tarantulas can make questionable pets. Some respond to stress by expelling a cloud of barbed hairs that can lodge in especially ...

Looking for a new family pet? An eight-legged tarantula is up for adoption at the Sacramento County animal shelter."Our newest shelter guest is ... fuzzy and furry!" Sacramento County Animal Care ...

WELLESLEY (CBS) – Wellesley High School math students received an unexpected visitor this week as a student accidentally brought his pet tarantula to class. Wellesley sophomore Leon Xiong was in ...

Villa Park firefighters were able to rescue a family’s pet tarantula from an early morning house fire Thursday. Fire ...

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 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 ...