Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Satyrex Ferox was named for its particularly aggressive behavior. The species live across the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa ...

Researchers have uncovered a new tarantula genus called Satyrex where males may have evolved longer sex organs to avoid getting eaten by fierce females. A female from the species Satyrex ferox is ...

Four new species of tarantulas have been discovered in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. But these aren’t just any tarantulas. “Based on both morphological and molecular data, they are so ...

Tarantula mating season is here — and if you're in the Southwest, you might see hordes of these fist-sized spiders marching across the landscape. From late summer through fall, male tarantulas emerge ...