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

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

"Tarantulas are especially vulnerable to poaching because they're long-lived – some reach 30 years old – and females reproduce late and infrequently," says Hamilton. "This is terrible for withstanding ...