Scientists in California have discovered a new species of worm capable of turning tarantulas into living 'zombies' and eating them from the inside out. A team of scientists from the University of ...

Students in Dr. June Olds' exotic pet medicine class were temporary tarantula caretakers last month. The Iowa State Vet Med students were responsible for naming their tarantula, feeding them little ...

The brown tarantula is about the size of an apple or orange. University of Missouri-St. Louis scientist Becky Hansis-O’Neill and her team of students have been using an app to track their locations, ...

Jeff Daniels is now the proud namesake of a tarantula-killing, hermaphroditic species of worm. Scientists at the University of California, Riverside discovered a rare new species of a worm that ...

A species of parasitic worm that kills tarantulas has been named for actor, musician and producer Jeff Daniels, who most recently starred in a 2021 cable series set in a fictional town in Fayette ...