Tarantulas are often misunderstood due to their intimidating appearance and fearsome reputation. However, these eight-legged ...

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The global arachnid trade is threatening the world's most famous spider species. And it's primarily driven by souvenir ...

Fun fact: Tarantulas like the Grand Canyon black tarantula can molt up to nine times in their lifetime. Habitat and range: In deserts, scrublands, grasslands and forests of New Mexico, Colorado ...

Their habitat ranges from northern Texas and Louisiana into Kansas and Missouri. Most of the state's tarantulas live in southern counties but stretch north as far as Gove and Trego counties in the ...

And it's not just unlawful; experts believe, along with climate change and habitat destruction, tarantula poaching could threaten some species to the point of extinction before scientists get a ...