Female tarantulas usually lay 100 to 1,000 eggs at a time. These eggs hatch in 45-60 days, typically in July or later. Once hatched, baby tarantulas stay with their mothers for a few days before ...

A tarantula crossing the road in California's Death Valley National Park caused an accident between international travelers after one of the visitors braked suddenly to avoid hitting the spider ...

Tarantulas spend most of their long lives in underground burrows, says the NPS. People are most likely to encounter them in the fall, when 8- to 10-year-old male tarantulas leave their burrows to ...

Tarantulas usually wait for prey to come near their burrows, hunting close to their homes, according to a Texas A&M field guide. Their diet mainly consists of insects like crickets, beetles ...

Don't be alarmed! Tarantulas are quite harmless. It's mating season, and these crawlers are just looking for a female friend.

Two species are coming out of hiding — by the thousands — in search of a mate. The California Black Tarantula and the San Diego Bronze Tarantula will be looking for love into September.