The Gila River winds through a harsh desert landscape, but it's surprisingly rich in wildlife. These are some of the species ...

The end of summer in southeastern Colorado brings about a spectacle that isn’t for everybody. Near La Junta, thousands of tarantulas will be marching across the grasslands in search of mates. The ...

Beware, Californians: It’s tarantula season. September and October are peak months for spotting male tarantulas as they roam day and night in search of mates, according to the National Park Service.

Archaeologists recently unearthed two churches in Egypt that are over 1,500 years old, offering rare evidence of Christianity’s rise in the country's Western Desert. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Butterfly Pavilion is stopping its decades-old meet and greets with Rosie the tarantula, a popular spider millions have held in their hands, to prioritize her health and comfort.

This star factory is the largest and brightest in its host galaxy. Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope caught this stunning image of the Tarantula nebula, the largest and brightest stellar factory in ...

COOL. IT’S TERRIFYING. A TARANTULA INVASION IS COMING TO NEW MEXICO AND SURROUNDING STATES THIS FALL. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG ADULT MALE TARANTULAS WILL CRAWL OUT OF THEIR HIDING SPOTS IN SEARCH OF ...

Sorry to trigger your arachnophobia ahead of time. Purported “hordes” of tarantulas are getting ready to emerge in certain areas of the United States soon. According to USA Today, Pennsylvanians can ...

Careful where you step if you’re hiking in Griffith Park or other natural areas of Southern California this summer and fall. Some particularly large eight-legged friends are on the march. Yeah, we’re ...

If you’re hiking or camping in the arid Southwest and West in the next few months, get ready for what could be the experience – or fright – of a lifetime. Across the United States, in Texas, ...