Male tarantulas travel up to 20 miles to find a mate — only to have the female kill and eat him once procreation has ...

See which states have tarantulas, when you're most likely to see them in the wild and what you should — and shouldn't — do.

Tarantula mating season kicks off in the fall. There are five states where the arachnids will be spotted most.

Antrodiaetus pacificus is a mygalomorph spider native to the Pacific Northwest. Its range stretches from California to Alaska ...

If you're playing golf in northern Arizona, you may want to check the ground every so often and not just for your golf ball.

While freaking out about tarantulas is common, the trek is a perilous undertaking for the thousands of baseball-sized ...

The march to find a mate will last through the fall in SoCal, when the desert tarantula and California ebony tarantula ...

Thousands of tarantulas are coming to these five states as mating season sends them out in droves. Experts are warning people ...

Tens of thousands of young adult male tarantulas are set to emerge in New Mexico and surrounding states this fall in search ...

Tarantula mating season typically takes place from late August to October. High temperatures and moisture drive the creatures from their burrows, and males go out to search for partners.

A tarantula seen at Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park in Laguna Beach. In Death Valley National Park, desert tarantulas, one of multiple species in California, are venturing out for mating ...