In this post I’m going to do something a little different and talk about the garden spider. This may be a website about tarantulas, but I get a lot of questions about household and garden spiders as well – particularly from people who are suffering from arachnophobia and want to know how they can get over their fears and live […]
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When Lucas the Spider first made his debut on YouTube in November, the internet pretty much exploded. Even people with severe arachnophobia could not resist this little spider’s adorable mannerisms, his big eyes, or his cute voice (not to mention those cute little spide paws!). Lucas the Spider is the amazing work of animator Joshua Slice, who decided to put […]
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When I was trying to start my 2020 off right, I searched far and wide for a tarantula and spider calendar that would help me keep track of my goals and keep my life together. Unfortunately, I kept coming up short in my searches. Don’t get me wrong – there WERE spider calendars out there, but they were either outdated […]
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Just a few days after Thanksgiving, an adorable 4-inch tarantula decided to pay a visit to the patients staying at a Camden, London hospital. It was just an ordinary Thursday when the Royal Free Hospital catering staff discovered the stowaway spider hiding in a bunch of bananas while they were unloading a delivery! This precious animal – believed to be a Costa […]
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There has just been a new species of spider discovered in India, and scientists are taking inspiration from J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” in giving it a brilliant name that suits it perfectly. The newly discovered spider has a resemblance to the Hogwarts “sorting hat” that is placed on young wizards and witches when they first come to the school. The spider […]
Read moreNicaraguan farmers such as Leonel Sanchez Hernandez search every day for their latest cash crop: tarantulas. Hernandez sells these spiders to breeders, getting a little over a dollar for each one. This might not seem like a lot of money, but for a dollar he will be able to buy rice and milk for his family. In the last two weeks […]
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