In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

Although Bolivia is landlocked, it is home to diverse geography, including the Andes mountains in the west, the Amazon ...

There are over 50 species of tarantula native to Argentina. Learn more about them in our complete list of tarantula species ...

From the archive: This story first appeared in The Desert Sun in 2016. It was huge, plodding and menacing to my neighbors. I write of a large tarantula that walked in front of my sliding door last ...

“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” For a moment I didn’t pay much attention to the large insect buzzing around me. It was one of those gentle spring days and ...

Scientists found a “large” spider with “feather duster-like” legs in a forest and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from David Ortiz At night in a national park of Cuba, a “large” creature ...

A Washington College professor is calling on residents in the state to help track the expansion of the Jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata), an invasive species previously seen in large numbers only in ...

Beware, Californians: It’s tarantula season. September and October are peak months for spotting male tarantulas as they roam day and night in search of mates, according to the National Park Service.