Truly Nolen is a paid sponsor of The Morning Blend Spiders play a very important role when it comes to natural pest control, but did you know that there is quite the active Tarantula population in ...

What has eight fuzzy legs, a docile demeanor and the ability to liquefy its food before eating? If you are a member of the American Tarantula Society, the answer is: a pet. About 100 arachnid ...

Chris Hamilton and Brent Hendrixson met someone unexpected in the mountains of Southeastern Arizona: a leggy redhead with a taste for cold weather. The two researchers discovered a new species of ...

Scientists have found a new species of tarantula, a red-reared arachnid, in Arizona, and the discovery was "rather unexpected." “We often hear about new species being discovered from remote corners of ...

A brand new species of tarantula has been discovered lurking in southeastern Arizona. The new species, Aphonopelma jacobii, is black and gray with bright red hair on its abdomen. It was found deep in ...

It’s that time of year again, when Tucsonans can see dozens of two-inched metallic midnight-blue or burnt-sienna creatures scampering under our mesquite trees in a methed-out manner, as if perpetually ...

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 ...

Apologies ahead of time for setting off your arachnophobia. “Hordes” of tarantulas are purportedly getting ready to emerge in certain areas of the United States relatively soon. According to USA Today ...

No, it's not an omen or a weird biblical sign of the apocalypse. Thousands of tarantulas are venturing out to find mates just in time for the start of the Halloween season. "What is happening is that ...

A dad jumped right into action when he realized his young daughter was playing with a huge tarantula — and the moment was caught on video by the family’s backyard camera. David Lehman, 36, from Tucson ...