You’re walking back to the house at dusk.Thinking about dinner. Not thinking about spiders. Then you hit a web.Across the ...

As noted in the last column, this is the mating season for tarantulas, those large, furry spiders that inhabit many of the regional parks and other open spaces. When the weather turns cooler in the ...

What is that monster-sized spider? Joro spiders might seem scary, especially to the arachnophobe. These very big spiders, (also known in science as trichonephila clavata), can grow up to three inches ...

It’s the worst nightmare for someone with arachnophobia. Giant spiders the size of your palm could soon call parts of the Delaware Valley home. Joro spiders as big as the palm of your hand could soon ...

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 see some big hairy spiders scampering around from now through the end of October, you are witnessing male tarantulas on what could be miles-long treks in search of female partners. While Pueblo ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Watch your step on Central Texas trails this time of year! There's one Austin-area creature that likes to enjoy these toasty temperatures, and you might bump into them on one of your ...

Big, yellow spiders are popping up around homes and gardens in parts of the South.Joro spiders are a non-native species first found in northern Georgia in 2014.But now, they are showing up in parts of ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. In ...

Big, yellow spiders are popping up around homes and gardens in parts of the South. Joro spiders are a non-native species first found in northern Georgia in 2014. But now, they are showing up in parts ...