Emaciated dog, kittens and tarantulas among 3,700 pets abandoned so far this winter - Rats and 'horrible black tarantulas': Sean Turnell's 20 months in prison in Myanmar - Largest and hairiest of its kind: New feather-duster-legged tarantula discovered in western Cuba - Hairy legs and vintage cars: The spider lovers festival celebrating tarantula mating season - Spider lovers scurry to Colorado as tarantula mating season gets under way - Tarantulas' hairiness may have evolved as a defense mechanism against predatory ants - Will climate change lead to the extinction of a newly discovered tarantula species?