In the rare instances when the ants did attack, the tarantulas' stiff hairs offered adequate protection. "The dense hair ...

Adult males exhibit abundant long hair on their legs, resembling a "feather duster," the authors wrote in the study. This feature is typically associated with tree-dwelling tarantulas but is ...

although the barbed hairs they shoot at attackers can cause irritation to humans. They are considered slow and non-aggressive and are popular pets among spider lovers. Tarantulas spend large ...

As its name suggests, the brown tarantula is predominantly brown and typically covered in tiny hairs. The spiders live in ...