It's tarantula season in the golden hills of the Bay Area: that period every fall when black, hairy males of the species Aphonopelma iodius emerge from their underground burrows in search of a ...

Every fall, thousands of male tarantulas abandon their burrows and roam the American Southwest, but the word "migration" ...

If you hate the rain, you have something in common with wolf spiders. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that wolf spiders can't signal others or perceive danger from predators as ...

While you might assume spiders are invading your home during autumn, many are simply out searching for mates. Fall is known as spider mating season, increasing the boom in indoor sightings. However, ...

The arrival of autumn marks the official start of spider mating season, meaning the eight-legged creatures will be leaving their webs this month in search of a nice dry place to copulate. Spiders ...

Researchers found that wolf spiders can't signal others or perceive danger from predators as easily on rain-soaked leaves compared to dry ones. Even communicating with would-be mates is harder after ...

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You might have seen the movie "Snakes On A Plane," but if you're not careful, you could be looking at spiders in your car. From September to October, spiders enter their mating season. These insects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wild tarantula crosses a trail in Orange County in late September. Due to a lack of data, it's difficult for scientists to ...