A wave of tarantula sightings might occur in the next few months across portions of the U.S. as mating season begins. The secretive spiders are rarely seen – except during mating season. The hairy ...

As mating season starts, Texas residents could see brown tarantulas in late summer. The spider is native to North Texas and most of the southern United States. They generally like to stay burrowed in ...

Tarantula mating season is here — and if you're in the Southwest, you might see hordes of these fist-sized spiders marching across the landscape. From late summer through fall, male tarantulas emerge ...

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 ...

A newly discovered group of tarantulas is so bizarre that scientists had to invent a whole new genus—Satyrex—to describe them. With unusually long mating appendages and fierce, hissing defenses, these ...

Male tarantulas are gearing up to look for a mate, leading to a surge of spider sightings in the Southwestern U.S. over the next few months. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...

Inside Tacoma’s newest exotic pet store, stacked terrariums offer glimpses of about 200 species of tarantulas, in addition to other spiders, scorpions, centipedes, geckos, lizards and snakes. Turtles ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The annual movement of local tarantulas is well underway in Southern Colorado. La Junta will hold its first-ever Tarantula Festival Friday and Saturday, Oct.