Praying mantis. Image via Depositphotos. The expedition uncovered eleven new invertebrate species, representing the largest category among the discoveries. These included a stunning electric blue ...

A tarantula running with six legs, after losing the left front and right rear legs (slowed to 6% of normal speed). CREDIT Hsieh Lab.

May through July is peak tarantula season in Austin. In the early summer months, the large hairy spiders emerge from their underground burrows and crawl around Texas in search of mates. Austin ...

Tarantulas are relatively common throughout Texas. They typically shelter in burrows, natural cavities under logs or stones, spaces beneath loose tree bark and even abandoned rodent holes.

Tarantulas, ‘king of spiders’ species, discovered in Romblon Jonathan L. Mayuga June 8, 2025 141 views 5 minute read Male (A) and female (B) Romblon black tarantula (Selenobrachys ustromsupasius) ...

Researcher Chris Hamilton collects a tarantula in Sonora, Mexico, in an undated photo. Since 2016, Hamilton has been involved in the identification of 15 new species of giant spiders in North America.

Tarantulas usually wait for prey to come near their burrows, hunting close to their homes, according to a Texas A&M field guide. Their diet mainly consists of insects like crickets, beetles ...

So, tarantulas don’t relearn how to run after losing limbs, and they bend the rules – alternating between limping and running like ants – to continue scampering without missing a beat.

Guatemalan tiger rump tarantulas (Davus pentaloris) were chosen because they are fast runners and can regrow limbs within one to two months. To compare how the spiders run, the team first recorded ...

Smuggler traveling from Thailand stopped with lizards, tarantulas, possums, authorities in India say Updated on: June 10, 2025 / 7:38 AM EDT / CBS/AFP ...

Today I’m in Cambodia on a mission to eat some of the most terrifying street food around—starting with giant tarantulas. From the buzzing energy of Pub Street to the creative dishes at Bugs ...