Texas is home to some interesting critters, and those with arachnophobia will hate to hear that tarantulas are among them. Not to diminish the fears of those who hate spiders — I'm not the biggest fan ...

From the archive: This story first appeared in The Desert Sun in 2016. It was huge, plodding and menacing to my neighbors. I write of a large tarantula that walked in front of my sliding door last ...

As the Texas heat gets into full swing, humans won’t be the only ones looking for a summer fling. The summer months mean mating season for tarantulas, but should you be worried about getting bitten by ...

If you’re hiking or camping in California or other Southwestern states over the next few months, get ready for what could be the experience — or fright — of a lifetime. Across the United States, most ...

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 ...