Funky fish, psychedelic spiders and fluffy gibbons are among the highly threatened animals conservationists say need to be ...

Just before sunset, as baseball-sized tarantulas cross the road at Colorado’s Southern Plains Land Trust, two biologists quietly exit their car to scoop up a few of these eight-legged pedestrians.

A car carrying more than 2,000 live tarantulas worth £70,000 was intercepted at Britain's borders in a crackdown on wildlife smuggling. An elephant hair ring from the US, king cobra balm from Thailand ...

Discover how the South Russian tarantula hunts in the grass, revealing the secrets of this fascinating predator. Bank of England tipped to cut interest rates more rapidly after UK unemployment rises ...

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 ...

The end of summer in southeastern Colorado brings about a spectacle that isn’t for everybody. Near La Junta, thousands of tarantulas will be marching across the grasslands in search of mates. The ...

On a cold September morning in 2019, as the sun was rising over the South San Juan Mountains, I was sitting outside on my patio, writes Deirdre Rosenberg. I was attempting to stave off an oncoming ...

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.

An eight-legged phenomenon is returning soon to Colorado. Visit La Junta calls it the annual "tarantula trek" and "a mating expedition" — the time of year when furry bachelors roam the state's ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Butterfly Pavilion is stopping its decades-old meet and greets with Rosie the tarantula, a popular spider millions have held in their hands, to prioritize her health and comfort.

Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope caught this stunning image of the Tarantula nebula, the largest and brightest stellar factory in the Large Magellanic Cloud — a dwarf galaxy orbiting our own. The ...