In preparation for leaving Chicagoland and living as a nomad, I have been downsizing to only the essentials. For me, this means camera gear,...

As a secret special gift to those of you who still check on this now infrequent blog, I'd like to offer you a copy of the new BTS Newsl...

Poecilotheria subfusca is from the Kandy region and "P. bara" is a junior synonym and using the name "bara" in any form...

Hello again! It's been awhile ... I hope y'all are well. Today I sold most of the remaining 11 spiders in my possession. Hopeful...

Please join the BTS . Here is the Phormingochilus revision co-authored by Andrew Smith and myself that appeared in the Journal last year. ...

My entries here at Kiss My Big Hairy Spider are now few and far between, but I haven't forgotten it and, at least for now, do not intend...

John Apple does love his true spiders. And not just the active hunters that people like me admire. By that, I mean that – for the most part ...