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

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

spiders Large pet tarantula stranded on California roof was… not that David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures This time-lapse video of a molting tarantula is creepy in the most fascinating way Carla Sinclair

New and creepy black spider species discovered in the middle of Miami, Florida David Pescovitz

insects Watch: what is the world's most painful insect sting? Mark Frauenfelder

documentaries Marianne Faithfull and Joan Baez sing "As Tears Go By" in Dylan's hotel room, 1965 Gareth Branwyn

COVID-19 How domesticated tarantulas are dealing with COVID-19 Thom Dunn

wonderful creatures Newly-discovered spider deemed most beautiful Rob Beschizza

spiders Watch this massive tarantula drag an opossum it just killed Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures Man intentionally lets himself get stung by incredibly painful Executioner Wasp Mark Frauenfelder