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The brown tarantula is about the size of an apple or orange. University of Missouri-St. Louis scientist Becky Hansis-O’Neill ...

October is a peak mating month for tarantulas in California, when the hulking, furry males set out in search of a mate. They ...

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 ...

The species was rediscovered in the Culapnitan Caves in the Philippines, the same cave system where it was first discovered in 1982, the study said. Photo by Acuña DC, Ragasa LRP, Santiago-Bautista MR ...

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.