“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 ...

Watch out, arachnophobes; you’re about to be seeing a lot more tarantulas around. As the weather begins to cool and the season for spooky decorations approaches, brown tarantula mating season is also ...

Scientists have found evidence that the hairy bodies of some tarantulas keep them safe from a dangerous—but tiny—foe. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes Scientists may have solved a mystery about ...