Scientists described a slew of new species this past year, including an electric blue tarantula, two pygmy squid, a silent frog, and some thumb-sized chameleons. Experts estimate less than 20% of ...

Arizona is in the news again but it's not because of the heat. Scientists have discovered a new tarantula species, Aphonopelma jacobii, in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona.

For North Texas residents, heat isn’t the only thing that creeps in during summer months — there are also tarantulas. While this black-brown spider species usually lives in burrows they find ...