Let’s explore the six types of wolf spiders in California. These spiders have long, hairy legs and abdomens. ©Vijin Varghese/Shutterstock.com Unlike most wolf spiders in California, the funnel-web ...

Care home residents stroked snakes and lizards and handled huge hairy spiders as part of a day of wildlife encounters. The experience was created when Wild Science therapy clinic dropped in at ...

Tarantulas are large, hairy spiders from the family Theraphosidae. "They are one of the oldest groups of spiders around," says Cara Shillington, PhD, a biologist at Eastern Michigan University ...

The Goliath birdeater – scientific name Theraphosa blondi – is the biggest spider in the world at present and and belongs to the Theraphosidae family of tarantulas (hairy spiders). The weird lineage ...