A Trichopelma grande, or grande tarantula. Photo from David Ortiz Grande tarantulas can reach about 1 inch across and are the “largest and the hairiest” known Trichopelma spiders “but (are ...

More than 43,000 different spider species roam the Earth, but these creepy crawlers do not always go bump in the night. The eight-legged insects vary in size and shape, with the smallest spiders ...

The Goliath birdeater spider, native to South America's rainforests, is the world's largest and heaviest spider, with a leg ...

A new species of tarantula, Trichopelma grande ... genus is remarkable for its size and unique features, making it the largest and hairiest of its kind. The Greater Antillean islands (Cuba ...

One wasp in particular makes even the biggest, hairiest spider run away in terror: the tarantula hawk. Dr Gavin Broad, wasp expert at the Museum, uncovers the eccentricities of this small but sinister ...