They may look menacing, but spiders have many predators, including army ants. Scientists now suspect tarantula hairs prevent the species from becoming ant food. For the study, an international ...

A tarantula running with six legs, after losing the left front and right rear legs (slowed to 6% of normal speed). CREDIT Hsieh Lab.

Philip Gonsoulin, a New Iberia resident since 1998, said drainage issues near his property began just a few years after he moved in. He said, the problem has only worsened.

May through July is peak tarantula season in Austin. In the early summer months, the large hairy spiders emerge from their underground burrows and crawl around Texas in search of mates. Austin ...

A cave-dwelling tarantula not seen since it was first described in 1892 has been rediscovered in the Philippines. French naturalist Eugène Simon first discovered Orphnaecus pellitus in the ...

Tarantulas usually wait for prey to come near their burrows, hunting close to their homes, according to a Texas A&M field guide. Their diet mainly consists of insects like crickets, beetles ...

Researcher Chris Hamilton collects a tarantula in Sonora, Mexico, in an undated photo. Since 2016, Hamilton has been involved in the identification of 15 new species of giant spiders in North America.

The Tarantula Hawk can be obtained from the Anti Bee Egg in Grow a Garden. Possessing a high drop rate of 30%, it is one of the two Legendary Pets introduced by the Friendship update, alongside ...

NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) — A New Iberia store clerk shot a person who was trying to rob the store Thursday night, authorities said. New Iberia Police received a call at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday ...

Iberia Parish residents can pick up sand and sandbags for flood preparation at various fire stations and water towers throughout the parish. Officials advise residents to bring their own shovels ...

Iberia expects to increase its fleet of long-haul aircraft to 70 planes from 45 by the middle of the next decade, the Spanish airline said in a strategic plan released on Wednesday.

A New Iberia man died after a single-vehicle crash in the Loreauville area of Iberia Parish. Barry Boullion, 58, died around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday after troopers responded to reports of a single ...