Arizona is in the news again but it's not because of the heat. Scientists have discovered a new tarantula species, Aphonopelma jacobii, in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona.

Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk. With its striking blue and orange colors, this wasp is a top ...

Arizona is home to a diverse range of 30 tarantula species, and the most docile one is the Arizona blonde tarantula. This ground-dwelling spider native to the deserts of Arizona is known for its ...

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, ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. (KXRM/KXTU) — Every fall, thousands of tarantulas can be seen crossing highways in Colorado near La Junta and Las Animas as they search for a mate, and it’s about to begin again.

And eight-legged. But yes, just like the bulls go looking for love — famously around Estes Park — so too do southeast Colorado's tarantulas. It's not a "migration" that plays out around La ...

A brand new species of tarantula has been discovered lurking in southeastern Arizona. The new species, Aphonopelma jacobii, is black and gray with bright red hair on its abdomen. It was found deep ...

Chris Kola, *** field researcher working in the Peruvian Amazon posted this video after he stumbled upon *** deceased tarantula that appeared to have been infected and killed by *** fungus called ...

Scientists have found a new species of tarantula, a red-reared arachnid, in Arizona, and the discovery was "rather unexpected." “We often hear about new species being discovered from remote ...

The researchers suggest that the dense hair covering tarantulas may have in fact evolved as a defense mechanism against these predatory ants. A team of international scientists conducted an ...

Tarantulas have surprising partnerships with other species and their hairiness may be a defense mechanism Date: August 22, 2024 Source: University of Turku Summary: A new study reveals that ...

Arizona is in the news again but it's not because of the heat. Scientists have discovered a new tarantula species, Aphonopelma jacobii, in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. This newly ...