To grow larger, tarantulas must form a new exoskeleton and shed their previous, smaller coverings in a process called molting. This time-lapse video shows a female Mexican Red Knee tarantula ...

Agatha, the zoo's Mexican red knee tarantula, is probably 25 to 30 years old. Zoo-keepers think she was donated by a woman whose son went away to college and didn't want to bring his pet tarantula ...

and Mexican Redknee (Brachypelma smithi) varieties. Predators at heart, tarantulas crave live food. Crickets, fruit flies and even mice are faves, and are widely available at pet stores.

A Mexican redknee tarantula spider stays still on their keeper's hand during the annual stocktake press preview at London Zoo in Regents Park in London. LOS ANGELES -- Tarantulas are out looking ...

The spiders are considered an endangered species. The restaurant was advertising the “Mexican redknee tarantulas,” as being “flamed and golden” and ready for eating, the agency confirmed.

One of the more popular pet tarantula species, the Mexican red knee tarantula is known for being docile and easy to manage. These slow-moving tarantulas have a laid-back personality and are the ...

Maximum leg span: 3 inches A smaller tarantula, the Mexican redknee is named after its signature reddish brown spots on each ...

He is watching most of them for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which has seized the Mexican Red Knee tarantulas from people trying to smuggle them into the country. He also has collected ...

Pet stores are not allowed to sell native species, he was holding a Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula while talking to KPBS Wednesday. A Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula sits in the hand of Pet Kingdom CEO ...

This particular specimen was a Mexican red-knee tarantula named La Tormenta, who, at 15 years old, is considered middle-aged for female tarantulas. She's one of some 20 arachnids on display at ...

Finally, a gorgeous Mexican Red Knee tarantula nicknamed "Ramona" stepped up to become the star of our video when she dutifully ate lunch. My video project was now done. Check out the star of our ...

Koppler also shipped 22 Mexican red-knee tarantulas, or Brachypelma smithi, a species protected under international treaty, officials said. Prosecutors said Koppler made $300,000 by selling ...