As a mating ritual, male spiders sometimes wrap up "random trash" instead of bugs, hoping female spiders won't notice. Some spider species have been observed wrapping inedible prey or plant material ...

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

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, ...

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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 ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. It's tarantula ...