Residents of the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa are no strangers to tarantulas, but four newly discovered species in the region are changing the way researchers look at this group of spiders.

Tarantulas are among the most misunderstood creatures in the animal kingdom. First, a clarification: there are no “breeds” of tarantulas—only species. Despite their hairy appearance and long legs, ...

Arizona is in the news again but it's not because of the heat. Scientists have discovered a new tarantula species, Aphonopelma jacobii, in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. This newly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have found a new species of tarantula, a red-reared arachnid, in Arizona, and the discovery was "rather unexpected." ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have discovered two new tarantula species on the slopes of ...

A new tarantula species with a curious dark blue hue has been found in southern Thailand. Blue is one of the rarest colors to find in nature, which is why the coloring spotted on the Chilobrachys ...

A brand new species of tarantula has been discovered lurking in southeastern Arizona. The new species, Aphonopelma jacobii, is black and gray with bright red hair on its abdomen. It was found deep in ...

Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in Cuba that is bigger and hairier than other spiders in its genus. A new study, "A hairy giant among dwarves," published this month in the Journal ...

A team of scientists in Ecuador is on a mission to find and describe species of an understudied, often unpopular group of critters: mygalomorphs, a group of large, stocky spiders that includes ...

Inside Tacoma’s newest exotic pet store, stacked terrariums offer glimpses of about 200 species of tarantulas, in addition to other spiders, scorpions, centipedes, geckos, lizards and snakes. Turtles ...