Oh no! That’s not good!” Those are probably the first few words out of your mouth when your pet tarantula goes missing. We ...

Who needs a horror movie when you’ve got tarantula hawks? These wasps paralyze tarantulas so the still-living spider can ...

Scientists, spider enthusiasts and curious Colorado families piled into buses just before dusk two weekends ago as tarantulas ...

In the late summer, thousands of male tarantulas scour the plains for a mate — provided they can safely cross the roads that stripe the Arkansas Valley. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW ...

They’re on the prowl—but not with any malevolent intentions. In fact, arachnid experts from Westminster–based Butterfly Pavilion, which has focused on tarantula research since 2010, say the creatures ...

Researchers have wondered how an alligator-size arthropod lived more than 300 million years ago. The discovery of an intact ...

It's tarantula mating season, when male spiders scurry out of their burrows in search of a mate, and hundreds of arachnophiles flock to the small farming town of La Junta to watch them emerge in ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

Something else that might be unwelcome for many people is the realisation that also brings active spiders. As autumn begins, spiders tend to get busy. They either move indoors or build webs in ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Tarantulas are becoming more visible in Utah just in time for the Halloween season, but for wildlife experts, this time of year is anything but scary. Utah has four ...