MISSOURI – Fall is right around the corner, so keep an eye out for Missouri’s largest spiders. Texas Brown Tarantulas are ...

A wild tarantula crosses a trail in Orange County in late September. Due to a lack of data, it's difficult for scientists to confirm anecdotal reports of declines in spider and insect populations.

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 ...

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 tarantula mating season is winding down around La Junta, Halloween season is ramping up. KRCC’s Shanna Lewis spoke with arachnologist Paula Cushing of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science ...

The furry eight-legged spiders known as tarantulas spend autumn months looking for a mate, but they might come across humans, instead. Although they are more common in California, Colorado, Kansas, ...

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 ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. (AP) — 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 ...

Dust swirls on the dirt roads running through more than 400,000 acres of cactus-studded grasslands south of La Junta, Colo. Suddenly, Jessica LaPage spots the reason she's here: A two-toned brown ...

COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. — From rattlesnakes to Gila monsters, scorpions to Sonoran toads and many more, Arizona is known for the many critters that call the state home. Now, there is one more to know ...

Tarantulas use their "hair" for all kinds of things, including smelling and tasting. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Tarantulas ...