cute This tarantula named Stress has adorable "toe beans" just like a cat Popkin

spiders Mating season for Bay Area tarantulas just got longer Thom Dunn

offworld Try your hand at the hilariously bleak job market in this Earthbound-like game Leigh Alexander

politics Minnesota Senate candidate convicted for throwing tarantula at tenant Ellsworth Toohey

Science A cheap blood pressure pill can take the sting out of painful memories Ellsworth Toohey

PETSAFE Bipartisan PETSAFE Act would fund animal evacuations during disasters Jason Weisberger

Nature Birds in these photos are deliberately letting ants crawl all over them for health reasons Popkin

tarantulas Rosie the tarantula is finally being relieved of her meet-and-greet duties Jennifer Sandlin

Science Expert answers Internet's burning questions about insects Popkin

Technology Scientists are close to simulating a worm brain Ellsworth Toohey

Nature Frogs and tarantulas have a symbiotic relationship Popkin

Nature Scientist voluntarily endured world's most painful stings to rate them for you Ellsworth Toohey

animals People are collecting illegal tarantulas "like they're Pokemon" Allan Rose Hill

crimes Minnesota politician arrested for assaulting housemate with a live tarantula Allan Rose Hill

illegal pets Colorado man dies after his pet gila monster bites him — an extremely unusual reaction Carla Sinclair

national parks Tarantula causes traffic accident David Pescovitz

death valley Driver saves a tarantula by braking hard — causing a crash instead Carla Sinclair

animals Freaky electric blue tarantula species identified in Thailand David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures Tarantula trapped under jar tries to escape by sliding the entire container along the floor (video) Carla Sinclair

worms New tarantula-killing worm named after Jeff Daniels Thom Dunn