October is a peak mating month for tarantulas in California, when the hulking, furry males set out in search of a mate. They ...

The sun sets as a male tarantula successfully crosses U.S. 350 outside La Junta in September 2021 in search of a female mate. Now through the early part of October is a good time to spot tarantulas in ...

Scientists have found a new species of tarantula, a red-reared arachnid, in Arizona, and the discovery was "rather unexpected." “We often hear about new species being discovered from remote corners of ...

Just in time for Halloween, researchers have identified a new species of trapdoor spider. The newly discovered Aptostichus ...

TAOS — With piñon picking and prescribed burns underway in Taos County, another familiar mark of fall has stepped forward — this one eight-legged. From August to October, thousands of male tarantulas ...

October 31, 2025- By Amy M Quinton - Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of ...

Scientists discovered a new kind of trapdoor spider under California’s sand dunes, showing how isolation helps spiders evolve ...

A critically endangered spider, not seen in the UK for 40 years, has been rediscovered in a remote nature reserve accessible ...