If you're hiking on Nevada trails right now you may run into some fuzzy critters. The end of summer marks the beginning of ...

Tarantulas are one of nature’s most infamous creatures. Their hairy bodies are repulsive, and the sight of them never fails ...

With the transition from summer to fall right around the corner, it's a prime time for tarantulas to become more active in ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Finding a mate is risky business this time of the year for the Colorado brown tarantulas that populate ...

A new tarantula species, Aphonopelma jacobii, was recently discovered in Arizona. Researchers say they are docile and have ...

With more than 3 dozen species of wasps the tarantula hawks is one of the most common in Arizona. What happens if you get ...

Alexandra Pereira enjoyed profound human connections along the Mekong river On the first night of my journey along the ...

As the tarantulas look for a mate in southern Colorado, Visit La Junta will host the La Junta Tarantula Fest on Sept. 27-28.

Here's what to know about the Arizona blonde tarantula, also called the desert blonde tarantula, including whether it's aggressive and how big it gets ...

This upcoming weekend the U.S. Forest Service will be hosting its third annual Tarantula Festival in La Junta.

The tarantula mating season has arrived in the Comanche National Grassland, home to Colorado brown tarantulas. La Junta’s ...

They’ll go anywhere for love. Arachnophobes beware: thousands of horny tarantulas are emerging from their subterranean dwellings and scouring America’s southwest for a soulmate. “This event ...