Arboreal taranulas in the Avicularia, Amazonias, Psalmopoeus, and Tapinauchenius genera rely on the Andes mountain forests in the northwest or the Amazon rainforests in the south. There are nearly 50 ...

Each fall on the Colorado grasslands, thousands of tarantulas abandon the burrows they have called home for nearly a decade ...

Each fall, tens of thousands of male tarantulas leave their burrows across the Southwestern and Western U.S., actively roaming their environments. They can be found in the mountains, in grasslands, on ...

Researchers have documented several cases of spatial orientation in tarantulas living both in trees and in underground burrows. Spatial orientation refers to the ability of an animal to understand ...

Tarantula mating season in Arizona peaks in late summer and early fall, typically August and September. Mature male tarantulas are most commonly seen as they leave their burrows to search for females.