Venezuela is on the northern coast of South America, bordered by the Caribbean Sea. Its diverse geography includes the Andes ...

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In western Australia, in a patch of ancient forest undisturbed by people, researchers set up pitfall traps with the goal of collecting elusive spiders. Their survey yielded two rare female specimens ...

Andreas Kay / Flickr / Dylan Thomas / Facebook Look out Peter Parker, there may be a new Spider-Man coming your way. An Australian tourist named Dylan Thomas brought back a bite-sized souvenir from ...

Tarantula mating season occurs in the fall, primarily in southwestern and western states. Male tarantulas wander in search of females, while females remain near their burrows. Tarantulas are not a ...