Cops thwart German mail-order tarantula invasion
A German man has admitted smuggling hundreds of live tarantulas into the United States and elsewhere in the world through the post. Read More »
Brazilian police break up spider smuggling web
Brazilian police have seized a British pet-shop owner who was caught trying to smuggle 1,000 live spiders out of the country in his suitcases. Read More »
New frogs and spiders found in ‘Lost World’ wilderness
Dozens of new species including a tiny chirping frog, a bright green tree frog with enormous eyes, a striped gecko and more than 50 types of spider have been discovered in the remote mountain forests have Papua New Guinea. Read More »