Why We Should know Scientific Names

I maybe exaggerating when I say this, but it seems people call hundreds of different species of spiders “Banana Spiders,” ranging from Trichonephila to Phoneutria, and if you recognize these two genera, there is a tremendous difference. If you were bitten by a species of Phoneutria and said it was a “Banana Spider,” that would not benefit you at all, […]

One of My Greatest Regrets – The Story of Birtha

I had a wonderful tarantula named Birtha; she was a Lasiodora parahybana or a Brazilian Salmon Pink Goliath Tarantula. I paid $15 for Birtha from an online breeder and raised her from a sling. This is one of my first pictures of her: Well, time passed, and I was older and in college. I kept downsizing my […]

Species of Latrodectus – The Widow Spiders

Introduction The Black Widow Spider is one of the most famous spiders in the world. They are feared by many for their deathly appearance and their dangerous reputation. However, I hope that you will have a different but healthy view of black widow spiders and their related species by the end of this article as […]