RENO, Nev. - A Reno, Nevada man captured a hypnotizing timelapse of his pet tarantula molting at his home on Aug. 19. Jason Bauer's video shows his adult female Mexican flame knee tarantula shedding ...

The rail worker had not anticipated his colleague becoming distressed when he left the spider skin for her to find - tenra/iStockphoto A train driver who put a tarantula exoskeleton in a colleague’s ...

Tarantulas are hair-covered beasties. But most spiders don't have such "furry" bodies. So why do tarantulas look so hairy? These hairs are more important than you might think. Tarantulas are hairy for ...

If you’re an arthropod, molting your exoskeleton is one of those uncomfortable realities of life. (Hello, spider crab!) Just ask this Burgundy Goliath Birdeater tarantula (Theraphosa stirmi), who can ...