PHOENIX — A Valley park needs help naming its newest resident. McDowell Mountain Regional Park is on the hunt for a name for a baby tarantula. A developer found the spider at a construction site and ...

A baby tarantula finally has a name. The McDowell Mountain Regional Park has been holding a contest to name a baby tarantula that was brought there after a developer found it at a construction site.

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 ...

It's mating season for most of the 29 species of tarantulas in the United States, 10 of which can be found in California, according to Los Padres National Forest. Around this time, tarantulas tend to ...

So, why am I talking about spiders in December? The main reason is now that it’s finally a bit chilly outside, we aren’t the only ones seeking a warm place to get out of the cold. Some of them are ...