Students in Dr. June Olds' exotic pet medicine class were temporary tarantula caretakers last month. The Iowa State Vet Med students were responsible for naming their tarantula, feeding them little ...

A rare tarantula is looking for a new home at MSPCA-Angell. A rose hair tarantula named Gwen was surrendered on Jan. 10 after her family moved to a new home in the Greater Boston area and couldn’t ...

Tarantulas are among the most misunderstood creatures in the animal kingdom. First, a clarification: there are no “breeds” of ...

BOSTON (CBS) – A "super-rare creature" is up for adoption through MSPCA-Angell, though this pet may not be for everyone. Gwen, who is most likely a female Rose Hair tarantula, was surrendered this ...

Pet tarantulas are nothing like their B-movie counterparts: Their bites are rarely fatal; they're generally more afraid of you than you are of them; and they certainly aren't the size of three-story ...

Ali Dalal, 4, fills an empty tarantula crib at the Reptile Room in Manchester on Oct. 9, 2025. Dalal’s parents are co-owners ...

In 1994, when Debby and Scott Scher bought their first tarantula, they did not know much about how to care for it. The seller told them to just give her crickets and water "once in a while." Back then ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansans with a healthy fear of spiders may get more than they bargain for this fall as thousands of tarantulas hit the road. Autumn in Kansas brings with it the possibility of seeing ...