Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia -is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

Oftentimes, they only bite or sting as a defense to help them get away. With something like the tarantula hawk, it was pretty intense. It was like an electrical shock into my arm. It actually put ...

A flight in Spain managed to land safely after a pilot with an extreme allergy to spider venom was bitten by a tarantula mid-flight ... a severe reaction to the bite and was later confirmed ...

The tarantula hawk's sting is considered the second most painful by the Schmidt sting pain index; it usually lasts about 5 minutes ...

Arizona is home to a diverse range of 30 tarantula species, and the most docile one is the Arizona blonde tarantula. This ground-dwelling spider native to the deserts of Arizona is known for its ...