The purseweb spider is Britain’s only tarantula and a member of the family that contains these 'tropical giants'. Although ...

A new species of tarantula, Trichopelma grande, has been discovered in western Cuba by researchers David Ortiz of Masaryk University, Czechia, and Elier Fonseca of the Cuban Zoological Society, Cuba.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Indian biologist Zeeshan Mirza has identified more than 60 new-to-science species, including snakes, tarantulas and geckos across India’s ...

A team of scientists led by The University of Western Australia has discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders in the Kimberley region, marking the first time members of the species have been ...

The team, peering into mountainside crevices, deep burrows and under leaf litter, was searching for tarantulas. They collected numerous specimens, including what turned out to be a new species ...