DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- The average tarantula is about five inches long, slow moving and not a threat to humans - or vehicles. But when international tourists spotted one crossing the road in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tarantula mating season runs from about July to November, skewing toward October in California. Female tarantulas ...

Tens of thousands of tarantulas are starting to make their way above ground, in search of fuzzy love. But while that sounds like an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare, scientists say it’s not as scary as ...

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 ...

Every September-October tarantulas emerge in southern Colorado to look for a mate, and tourists congregate at an annual festival in La Junta to watch the spider spectacle. If spiders make you ...

Experts say that U.S. residents in arid parts of the midwestern and western states could see an increased number of tarantulas in the fall, which is the spiders' mating season Dan McCamish with ...