Frog eggs attract hungry predators, and this tiny father can only defend them from the smallest attackers. Just above him lives a tiger tarantula, a powerful ambush hunter. Together, they form an ...

“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” For a moment I didn’t pay much attention to the large insect buzzing around me. It was one of those gentle spring days and ...

Spiders and black cats and bats - the creepy fauna of Halloween. They all make great decorations, but you'd probably be surprised that more than one of them makes a good household pet. Tarantulas are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The tarantula hawk is known to have one of the most painful ...

Each year, male brown tarantula trek across Colorado to look for ladies. From mid-September to mid-October, they leave the safety of their burrows to go on journeys that will take interesting turns as ...

Tarantula mating season occurs in the fall, primarily in southwestern states, although Texas brown tarantulas are also found in Missouri. Male tarantulas wander in search of females, while females ...

Tarantulas are good for Liz Lopez’s mental health. After working a high-stress shift as a team leader at Philips, a medical manufacturing company in Colorado Springs, Lopez arrives home to a house ...

Male tarantulas roam in search of mates during the fall, primarily in southwestern states. Although generally docile, tarantulas can bite and flick irritating hairs when disturbed. Tarantulas are ...

These hairy spiders spend almost all of their lives underground. But when it's time to mate, they must brave the great outdoors before they perish. Male tarantulas are moving and wooing their way ...