Tarantulas may also use their fangs to bite if necessary. Tarantulas grow by molting, a process where they shed their old ...

One distinctive feature of the mature male peacock tarantula comes after their "mature molt," when their pedipalps (the pair of pincer-like appendages near the head) swell with bulbous emboli at the ...

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 ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...