A US Senate candidate was just convicted of tossing a live tarantula into a home she rented out on Airbnb — admitting she got the bizarre idea from the flick “Home Alone’’ to try to get her tenant to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Avicularia lynnae tarantula© R. C. West / CC BY 3.0 A fight between a scorpion and a tarantula sounds uncommon, and in fact, it is ...

An Edina Airbnb host who tossed a tarantula toward a tenant has been found guilty on three criminal charges following a brief trial. Marisa Simonetti, 32, was convicted on charges of gross misdemeanor ...

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, ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the federal government Tuesday in hopes of protecting a Malaysian tarantula from the illegal exotic pet trade industry. The center ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh put on a brave face — while the Princess of Wales seemed pleased! Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty; Chris Jackson/Getty Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh encountered a tarantula ...

The Los Angeles quintet was born onstage, and that’s exactly how it records LPs: by capturing live performances and twisting them, sometimes beyond recognition. The Los Angeles quintet was born ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tarantula makes its way across a trail in the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park in Laguna Beach. (Marc Martin / Los Angeles ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tarantula mating season runs from about July to November, skewing toward October in California. Female tarantulas ...

Just before sunset, as baseball-sized tarantulas cross the road at Colorado’s Southern Plains Land Trust, two biologists quietly exit their car to scoop up a few of these eight-legged pedestrians.

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Finding a mate is risky business this time of the year for the Colorado brown tarantulas that populate southeastern Colorado. In the late summer, thousands of male tarantulas scour ...