A US Senate candidate was just convicted of tossing a live tarantula into a home she rented out on Airbnb — admitting she got the bizarre idea from the flick “Home Alone’’ to try to get her tenant to ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The woman at the center of 2024's "tarantula tosser" case was convicted Friday of harassment, domestic assault and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident with her Airbnb guest.

“I was just outplayed. That’s all,” said Marisa Simonetti, who represented herself in court. Marisa Simonetti, a political candidate who gained international recognition when she dumped a tarantula ...

An Edina Airbnb host who tossed a tarantula toward a tenant has been found guilty on three criminal charges following a brief trial. Marisa Simonetti, 32, was convicted on charges of gross misdemeanor ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- After successfully choosing last year's champion, "Charlotte the tarantula" has locked in her prediction for the Super Bowl LX. She seems to favor animal-inspired mascots ...

Tarantulas are among the most misunderstood creatures in the animal kingdom. First, a clarification: there are no “breeds” of tarantulas—only species. Despite their hairy appearance and long legs, ...

Day 22 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Heart of a Tarantula. This image, made by the James Webb Space Telescope, features the Tarantula Nebula’s star-forming region, seen here about ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the federal government Tuesday in hopes of protecting a Malaysian tarantula from the illegal exotic pet trade industry. The center ...

The brown tarantula is about the size of an apple or orange. University of Missouri-St. Louis scientist Becky Hansis-O’Neill and her team of students have been using an app to track their locations, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tarantula mating season runs from about July to November, skewing toward October in California. Female tarantulas ...

Just before sunset, as baseball-sized tarantulas cross the road at Colorado’s Southern Plains Land Trust, two biologists quietly exit their car to scoop up a few of these eight-legged pedestrians.