The word "tarantula" is not commonly used in our everyday language. Yet, everyone immediately knows what it means: a large, hairy spider. Today, people might be more inclined to say "bird spider." But ...

It's on diplay in Hintze Hall. Tarantula hawks can reach up to 11 centimetres long. There are 133 known species and they all lead solitary lives. They are named after their habit of hunting tarantulas ...

served as a particularly rich hunting ground for Mirza. On one expedition, he found four new tarantula species. This UNESCO World Heritage Site harbors exceptional levels of species found nowhere ...