Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in Cuba that is bigger and hairier than other spiders in its genus. A new study, "A hairy giant among dwarves," published this month in the ...

A nocturnal creature, the Gila monster attacks humans only in defense ... and they inject less venom. A tarantula can use its fangs to inflict a bite, or it can use its barbed and mildly venomous ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia -is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...