A seven-year-old girl in Texas was thrilled when she discovered that she had received a tarantula on Christmas morning. Footage taken by Katheryn Hernon shows her daughter Molly opening a present on ...

Jessiah Hahs Brinkley’s fear of spiders turned into fascination, and then infatuation. As a child, he had nightmares after smashing black widows with his grandfather in the eaves and crannies of his ...

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — The Prairie Village City Council will vote Monday on whether to allow resident Toni King-Skelton to keep her pet spider monkey, Oakley. This comes as the city considers a new ...

The most important thing you must ever do when it comes to jumping spiders is to keep them away from your children, and the reason is simple: They are very cute, and once your kids get a good look at ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...

PORTLAND,ORE(KOIN)- If you want a pet, but can’t be bothered with dog walks, cat little or bird cages, maybe you need to pick up an eight-legged little buddy. According to social media, jumping ...

INTERESTED IN A UNIQUE PET? Jumping spiders are quickly becoming all the rage — and there's a local shop that's all about these tiny, fascinating creatures! Sunday's Spiders has been serving the ...

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Abilene hosted its first HERPS Exotic Reptile and Pet Expo, drawing large crowds to the Taylor County Expo Center. The recent event featured nearly 60 vendors selling a variety of animals, including ...

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...