Tarantulas make wonderful pets, but some people have an irrational fear of them. They wrongly believe that they possess a deadly bite and that these large spiders are vicious monsters. The reality is ...

Passengers on a train at London Bridge station found a pink-toed tarantula in their carriage. The 3.5cm (1.4in) hairy spider was discovered in a plastic box and is thought to have been an abandoned ...