Each fall, tens of thousands of male tarantulas leave their burrows across the Southwestern and Western U.S., actively roaming their environments. They can be found in the mountains, in grasslands, on ...

Arizona is home to over a dozen tarantula species. These primarily nocturnal creatures are most active during the late summer and early fall mating season. Although venomous, Arizona tarantulas are ...

Ask most people and they will tell you love can be risky business, but this time of year, one species has a monopoly on that risk: tarantulas. They are migrating through America’s plains by the ...