Molting is one of a tarantula’s greatest superpowers. They shed their old skin to become something bigger, stronger, and more ...

New research shows tarantulas can learn, remember paths, and use senses to navigate and survive in complex environments.

A newly discovered group of tarantulas is so bizarre that scientists had to invent a whole new genus—Satyrex—to describe them ...

The species Satyrex ferox, the largest in the group, can include tarantulas with a leg span of 5.5 inches long.

Researchers have documented several cases of spatial orientation in tarantulas living both in trees and in underground ...

It's been wet in Texas this year — exceptionally wet, as a matter of fact. With record amounts of rain, Texas is more than a little hot, green and rife with happy insects. Take the tarantula hawk, for ...