If you are a member of the American Tarantula Society, the answer is: Fans of fuzzy tarantulas enthralled by their 'pets' Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

You can buy ground-up bugs at pet stores or online. Tarantula habitat and set up. The best home for your tarantula is in a 20-gallon aquarium. Keep it in a quiet, dim area.

This tarantula's habitat is threatened by climate change, increased development, destructive recreational activities and wildfires. Studies suggest that rising temperatures and changing ...

The tarantula's natural habitat is being threatened by climate change, ... there is some concern that these tarantulas will be exploited for the exotic pet trade due to their rarity, ...

Arizona is in the news again but it's not because of the heat. Scientists have discovered a new tarantula species, Aphonopelma jacobii, in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona.

Habitat destruction threatens the spiders around the world. ... Herndon says poaching took off in the 1970s, when people became interested in tarantulas as pets.