But if you look closely, they're not as covered with hair-like setae (bristles formed from the exoskeleton of the spider) as our Colorado Brown Tarantula is. Only mammals have hair. Spiders have ...

The long hair also serves as a sort of waterproof coat that can "repel water if the tarantula is submerged by flooding," Rovner said. Finally, the undersurface of their leg hairs are "sticky." ...

Here are some facts from The Tarantula Collective, a website that provides resources, care guides and community forums for tarantula enthusiasts. Arizona blonde tarantulas use silk in specialized ...

According to the study, the secret behind the electric blue tarantula’s wild color comes from the unique structure of their hair and not from a presence of blue pigment. Their hair incorporates ...

A new tarantula species, Trichopelma grande ... Adult males exhibit abundant long hair on their legs, resembling a "feather duster," the authors wrote in the study. This feature is typically ...

“(We found) a new species of tarantula that exhibits a mesmerizing ... but rather in “the unique structure of their hair, which incorporates nanostructures that manipulate light to create ...