For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...

NPR turned to a spider expert at the University of Cincinnati to learn more about the appeal of jumping spiders that some people keep as pets. According to NPR, even people who once were afraid of ...

Owner Tyler Kirk holds a tarantula at his Spider Shoppe exotic-animal store in Tacoma on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Inside Tacoma's newest exotic pet store, stacked terrariums offer glimpses of about 200 ...