Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk. With its striking blue and orange colors, this wasp is a top-notch ...

“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 ...

Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico residents are advised to be on the lookout for venomous male tarantulas, who will be fanning out from now until October. Some arachnid and wildlife experts have called ...

Tarantula mating season occurs in the fall, primarily in southwestern states. Male tarantulas wander in search of females, while females remain near their burrows. Tarantulas are generally docile but ...

Texas brown tarantulas will soon be roaming Missouri and Kansas looking for mates. Jeffery Seim The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks The tarantula crossed the road, and it wasn’t just to get to ...

May through July is peak tarantula season in Austin. In the early summer months, the large hairy spiders emerge from their underground burrows and crawl around Texas in search of mates. Austin-area ...