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 ...

From the archive: This story first appeared in The Desert Sun in 2016. It was huge, plodding and menacing to my neighbors. I write of a large tarantula that walked in front of my sliding door last ...

No, it's not an omen or a weird biblical sign of the apocalypse. Thousands of tarantulas are venturing out to find mates just in time for the start of the Halloween season. "What is happening is that ...

“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” For a moment I didn’t pay much attention to the large insect buzzing around me. It was one of those gentle spring days and ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. – 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 ...

This wildlife scientist is probably braver than most. Cory Noble, an aquatic biologist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, spotted a huge tarantula scurrying across the ground in Brush Hollow State ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. — It’s the season of love in the Colorado plains and hundreds of travelers are flocking to this town of 7,100 nestled along the Arkansas River to see it in action. This is the mating ...

Male tarantulas roam in search of mates during the fall, primarily in southwestern states. Although generally docile, tarantulas can bite and flick irritating hairs when disturbed. Tarantulas are ...