tarantula

Sir Gavin Williamson has said his pet tarantula, who once lived on his desk in the Houses of Parliament and Ministry of Defence, has died.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Cronus was roughly 11 years old when he died, which is around the average life span of a male tarantula, according to experts at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Researchers have identified four previously unknown tarantula species in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, and they turned out to be far more unusual than expected.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026

When I opened up the cover, it was a dead tarantula.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

All God’s creatures have names, whether they slither across our path or show up for sale at our front stoop: bushbuck, mongoose, tarantula, cobra, the red-and-black monkey called ngonndo, geckos scurrying up the walls.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Management called out tarantulas as “a newer pet trend” in the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

"If you go in at night, you see the eyes of the tarantulas that live inside. But once you walk down a ten-meter-long tunnel underground, you start finding the fossils."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

While tarantulas can deliver a painful bite, they are not considered harmful to humans.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

He expects to enjoy his time in South Carolina, but he better watch out for tarantulas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

I even visited Madame Myrtle to try to figure things out, but she was clueless about the tarantulas.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling