Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of spider living in the state’s coastal sand dunes. The new species, named Aptostichus ramirezae, is a kind of trapdoor ...

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.

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 ...

If you’re exploring nature in California this fall, there’s a chance you could be sharing the trail with one of the largest spiders in the world. Male tarantulas are embracing the cooler weather and ...

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 ...