A time-lapse video shows what happens when a young Mexican Red Knee tarantula is ready to shed its old exoskeleton. 0:55. Watch This Tarantula Crawl Out of Its Own Skeleton.

This Mexican red-kneed tarantula is crawling out of its own skin. A time-lapse captured its seven-hour molting process at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens.The venomous but docile tarantula ...

The Mexican redknee tarantula is easy to breed and is not in danger of complete extinction. The female spins silk around fertilized eggs and carries them in her fangs until they hatch.

Tarantulas are beautiful and delicate creatures that require careful handling at all times. While some tarantula species will tolerate being handled, it’s really important to understand their behavior ...

Of the more than 600 tarantulas under question, some were of the Brachypelma smithi species, commonly known as Mexican red-kneed tarantulas. This species is protected under an international treaty ...

A German national who shipped hundreds of live tarantulas into the United States through the mail has pleaded guilty to a federal smuggling charge, prosecutors say. IE 11 is not supported.

Customs officials found 261 Mexican red-kneed tarantulas packed into individual plastic bags inside six boxes belonging to a Swiss man arriving from the Dominican Republic in August.