Arizona is home to a diverse range of 30 tarantula species, and the most docile one is the Arizona blonde tarantula. This ground-dwelling spider native to the deserts of Arizona is known for its ...

If you suffer from arachnophobia, this is the time of year when you're most likely to run into one of your worst nightmares: a tarantula. It's mating season for most of the 29 species of tarantulas in ...

Beware, Californians: It’s tarantula season. September and October are peak months for spotting male tarantulas as they roam day and night in search of mates, according to the National Park Service.

It may have only taken one radioactive spider bite for Peter Parker to become Spider-Man, but everyone else can rest easy: Spider bites are rare, and most of the time, they can be treated at home.

Homeowners across the nation have seen a spike in the number of spiders entering their properties, but the increase is not only in the number but also in the size of the four-legged creatures. The ...

May through July is peak tarantula season in Austin. In the early summer months, the large hairy spiders emerge from their underground burrows and crawl around Texas in search of mates. Austin-area ...

Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.It's tarantula mating season, when ...

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 ...