John Abbott / Chilean rose / flame / fire / red-haired tarantula (Grammostola rosea) pair mating, female on left, male on right, from South America

B&S Draker / Texas Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) adult at sunset in defense posture. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, May.

Michael D. Kern / Mexican red leg tarantula {Brachypelma emilia} captive, Mexico

Rod Williams / Mexican red-knee tarantula {Brachypelma smithii}. Captive.

Kim Taylor / Brazilian / Giant salmon pink birdeater tarantula {Lasiodora parahybana}. Captive.

Pete Oxford / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) on buttress root of fig tree. Yasuni NP, Ecuador, Central America

Pete Oxford / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) on buttress root of fig tree (Ficus sp.). Yasuni NP, Ecuador, Central America

Pete Oxford / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) on buttress root of fig tree (Ficus sp.). Yasuni NP, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Tarantula on buttress root of Ficus (fig) species tree, Yasuni NP, Ecuador

Jabruson / African baboon spider {Theraphosidae / Tarantula family) Odzala NP, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Brown tarantula in defensive pose {Aphonopelma hentzi} Texas, USA.

Pete Oxford / Monkey-slug caterpillar {Phobetron sp} mimics tarantula spider. Rainforest, Madre de Dios, Peru