Zoologist Mark Carter says the Australian Tarantula is also known as barking spider He says the spider likes a warm, humid climate to look for a mate Though gentle, the spiders are venomous and have ...

A tarantula seen at Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park in Laguna Beach. In Death Valley National Park, desert tarantulas, one of multiple species in California, are venturing out for mating season ...

From the archive: This story first appeared in The Desert Sun in 2016. It was huge, plodding and menacing to my neighbors. I write of a large tarantula that walked in front of my sliding door last ...

Running more than 12,000 miles and cycling 14,000 while raising £1million for sick children sounds enough of a challenge. Throw in a swarm of tarantulas and a mountain lion, and you get more idea what ...