According to the World Spider Catalog, there are 1,189 recognized tarantula species in 186 genera. Tarantulas can be found throughout the world, with the exception of Antarctica. Old World tarantulas ...

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Recently, a stunning discovery — of a new species of jumping spider, Pilia malenadu — was made in the forests of the Western Ghats in Chikkamagaluru in Northern Karnataka. Jumping spiders are one of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tarantula mating season runs from about July to November, skewing toward October in California. Female tarantulas ...

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Just before sunset, as baseball-sized tarantulas cross the road at Colorado’s Southern Plains Land Trust, two biologists quietly exit their car to scoop up a few of these eight-legged pedestrians.

Small, swift, and venomous, certain spiders rank among Earth’s most dangerous predators. Take the infamous Black Widow, known for sometimes killing and eating their male partners, or the hairy wolf ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Finding a mate is risky business this time of the year for the Colorado brown tarantulas that populate southeastern Colorado. In the late summer, thousands of male tarantulas scour ...

MISSOURI – Fall is right around the corner, so keep an eye out for Missouri’s largest spiders. Texas Brown Tarantulas are once again on the move. A telephoto close-up digital image of a Texas brown ...

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.

Every September-October tarantulas emerge in southern Colorado to look for a mate, and tourists congregate at an annual festival in La Junta to watch the spider spectacle. If spiders make you ...