It’s cuffing season for horny tarantulas as thousands of spiders travel the US looking for love

It’s cuffing season for horny tarantulas as thousands of spiders travel the US looking for love

They’ll go anywhere for love. Arachnophobes beware: thousands of horny tarantulas are emerging from their subterranean dwellings and scouring America’s southwest for a soulmate. “This event does happen every year, usually around the same time,” Lauren Davidson, Associate Curator of Entomology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, told BBC Science Focus of the frisky … Read more

I’ve collected more than 700 pet tarantulas — it’s good for my mental health

I’ve collected more than 700 pet tarantulas — it’s good for my mental health

This is unbe-weave-able! Arachnophile Aaron Phoenix, 36, says he has amassed a collection of more than 700 pet tarantulas, making him a real-life Spider-Man. He’s developing a website, with plans to open a spider store. “People always ask if I’m kidding when I tell them how many spiders I have — they ask if there … Read more