Left: In this May 1, 2019, file photo, Jeff Daniels poses for a picture at the 73rd annual Tony Awards “Meet the Nominees” press day in New York. Right: Image of the tarantula-killing parasite ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tarantula mating season runs from about July to November, skewing toward October in California. Female tarantulas ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The tarantula hawk is known to have one of the most painful ...

What do a golf ball, a parasitised tarantula and Charles Darwin have in common? They are all linked to a variety of fungal specimens scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have archived or ...