Missouri is home to the Texas Brown Tarantula, the state's largest spider, which can be found in open, dry glades in south ...

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, ...

KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- It's the stuff nightmares are made of - imagine waking up to find a poisonous spider in your ear. That's what happened to one woman in Kansas City, Missouri. "I woke up ...

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis is in the heat of summer, and as residents try to keep their homes as cool as possible, they may find some unwanted house guests trying to get in on the action. Sightings of ...

BRANSON, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host a free program Friday, Oct. 17, for those wanting to learn more about the benefits of spiders. “Craft and Class: Spiders!” will ...

WELDON SPRING -- A home with prime views of the third and fourth holes at Whitmoor Country Club has been vacant for two years because of a creepy crawly problem. The home was infested with between ...

Jan. 6 (UPI) --Sheriff's deputies in Missouri came to the rescue of a spider monkey wearing a pink tutu near a busy highway. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said on social media that deputies ...

Hunters and others who find themselves in the woods when dark approaches should beware things that glitter, flitter and go bump in the night. There has been more than one hunter who has seen the glow ...