A new species of tarantula, a red-reared arachnid, has been discovered in the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona. It is the 30th species of tarantula to be recorded in the United States.

Tarantulas are beautiful and delicate creatures that require careful handling at all times. While some tarantula species will tolerate being handled, it’s really important to understand their behavior ...

Jeni Ruisch, director of outreach for the entomology department, joins us in this Knowledge Drop with a few of her arachnid friends to explain what tarantulas are really like, and why society's ...

The exact species of the arachnid is also unclear; some crew members identified it as a tarantula, but it was never found to confirm. The plane was able to land safely in at the Madrid Airport and ...

A pilot with a severe allergy to spiders was bitten mid-flight by a stowaway tarantula — forcing hours ... allergic reaction from the terrifying arachnid, the Canarian Weekly reported.

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.

Meet Charlotte, the Redknee Tarantula. This incredible creature ... video to find out some awesome facts about this eight-legged arachnid.

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, ...

A stowaway arachnid caused hours of delays for some Iberia passengers after a pilot was bitten by a suspected tarantula in the cockpit. An Iberia pilot was bitten mid-flight as the Iberia Airbus ...

The pilot suffered a severe allergic reaction after the unexpected bite from the arachnid, Canarian Weekly ... Investigators suspect the tarantula may have entered the plane via luggage from ...