Tarantula

• Over 1,400 tarantulas found hidden in cake boxes in German smuggling bust

  Customs officials found the shipment at Cologne Bonn airport in a package that had arrived from Vietnam, tipped off by a “noticeable smell.”

  World

  Jul 14, 2025
  
• Tarantula sighting causes car crash in Death Valley, injuring Ontario man

  Two Swiss tourists 'braked suddenly,' causing the Ont. motorcyclist to crash into the back of their rented camper van.

  Trending

  Nov 2, 2023
  
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• Border officers find tarantulas in plastic container, toy plane at Edmonton International Airport

  The Canada Border Services Agency says officers discovered two live tarantulas hidden inside plastic containers at the Edmonton International Airport earlier this year.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2023
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• A B.C. man filmed a molting tarantula for 10 hours. This is the terrifying result

  Justin Dunning filmed the nine-year-old spider for 10 hours to capture the full process of shedding its exoskeleton.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2019
• Timelapse captures seven-hour process of tarantula moulting

  A timelapse captures the seven-hour process of a red-kneed tarantula shedding its exoskeleton in order to grow larger. 

  Science

  May 15, 2018
• New species of tarantula named after Johnny Cash

  Aphonopelma johnnycashi is one of 14 new species of tarantulas discovered in the southwestern United States, nearly doubling the number of tarantula species in the region.

  Entertainment

  Feb 5, 2016