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

You spend enough time outside, you’re going to get stung. Maybe it’s while you’re weeding, or moving lumber, or trying to ...

A comparative educational segment examining the defensive mechanisms and venom potency of a tarantula versus the notoriously painful sting of a Bull Ant (Myrmecia).

The brown tarantula is about the size of an apple or orange. University of Missouri-St. Louis scientist Becky Hansis-O’Neill and her team of students have been using an app to track their locations, ...

There is much more to defense besides what may show up in a box score. Official release Defensive Pressure Score is a new way to better understand every possession for every game. While defense has ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Finding a mate is risky business this time of the year for the Colorado brown tarantulas that populate southeastern Colorado. In the late summer, thousands of male tarantulas scour ...

The end of summer in southeastern Colorado brings about a spectacle that isn’t for everybody. Near La Junta, thousands of tarantulas will be marching across the grasslands in search of mates. The ...

MISSOURI – Fall is right around the corner, so keep an eye out for Missouri’s largest spiders. Texas Brown Tarantulas are once again on the move. A telephoto close-up digital image of a Texas brown ...

Have you ever wondered how spiders communicate with other spiders or humans? This YouTube Short by @NovemberSomber shows how a pet tarantula declines being held by its owner. This video raises ...

It’s tarantula mating season in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. The big spiders crawl across roads and between scrubby vegetation on the plains. You’ll often see dozens of the eight-legged ...

An eight-legged phenomenon is returning soon to Colorado. Visit La Junta calls it the annual "tarantula trek" and "a mating expedition" — the time of year when furry bachelors roam the state's ...