Tarantulas are hairy so that the army ants cleaning their homes don't eat them alive, a new study suggests. The study, published Aug. 6 in the Journal of Natural History, proposes several new ...

British wine experts create wine and insect pairing guide. Given that tarantulas have a slightly “fishy” flavour, the best wine pairing is a full-bodied Chardonnay. A crisp Clare Valley ...

Could YOU eat a tarantula? In this wild food adventure, we hit Pub Street in Cambodia and take on one of the country’s most famous delicacies - fried tarantula! With the help of Bugs Café ...

Tarantula season has started in Cambodia which means a local delicacy is back on the menu – tarantulas. Cambodia's rainy season starts in June, which brings with it an increase in tarantulas ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Tarantulas are incredibly fearsome and intimidating, but it's not at the top of its food chain. The footage was captured by USGS Ecologist Todd Esque in Mexico.

They mainly feed on nectar and pollen, but female wasps hunt tarantulas as food for their carnivorous larvae. Jaime has a bachelor’s in biology, an MSc in environmental education and an MSc in ...