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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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And I'm Ailsa Chang in Los Angeles, where spider season is in full swing. And not just because it's almost Halloween, but also because this is the time of year that certain spiders have fattened up, ...

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 ...

While the Joro spider season, which spans from August to October, is over, these creepy crawlies can still pop up ...

A wild tarantula crosses a trail in Orange County in late September. Due to a lack of data, it's difficult for scientists to confirm anecdotal reports of declines in spider and insect populations.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LA JUNTA, Colo. (AP) — Love is in the air on ...