Articles: spiders

In case it’s news to you, there’s going to a be a solar eclipse on Monday, August 21. Of course, you have to be living in the wilderness somewhere to not know this. But, wild animals, even our pets, don’t receive either an advance warning or an explanation about the eclipse. Research on this topic…

The brown recluse is not a dude you want to meet in a dark alley. Due to the rainy late Spring and early Summer, and for reasons perhaps only they know, it seems there are lots and lots of them this year. Or that the reclusive spider has taken to a more outgoing personality. Generally,…

Happy New Year – to all of your, your families, two legs, four legs….or even eight.

Disease-carrying ticks pose health risks to dogs and people, no matter where they live.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that tick disease occurs in every U.S. state, and it seems tick population and therefore tick disease is actually on the rise. Since signs of tick-borne diseases are difficult to recognize in both…

And now the envelope please. Here they are – the moment you’ve been waiting for, the American Humane Association announces winners of their annual Pawscar Awards.“No Animals Were Harmed”® certification from American Humane Association, the nation’s voice for the protection of children and animals. American Humane Association’s Certified Animal Safety Representatives™ monitor the treatment of…

U.S. Agents from the Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Postal Inspection agents have just concluded ‘Operation Spiderman’ by busting tarantula-smuggler Sven Koppler, according to Notitas de Noticias.  Red-Kneed Tarantulas aren’t especially dangerous as pets. The biggest fear is the tarantula’s, that the spider will be dropped. Falling can be deadly. Tarantula’s bites don’t do…