A recently published article studies the mutually beneficial ecological relationships and evolutionary adaptations of tarantulas. The study reveals that the infamous spiders are actually often on ...

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

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