Tarantula mating season typically takes place from late August to October. High temperatures and moisture drive the creatures from their burrows, and males go out to search for partners.

If you’ve spotted a big, fuzzy spider roaming your lawn at dusk lately, you’re not imagining things - it’s tarantula season.

The spider, named Aphonopelma jacobii was first seen in 2018 in the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, but testing to confirm that this is indeed a new species of tarantula led to the ...

The scientists who found the spider say it can be found in Cave Creek Canyon, high-elevation areas near Onion Saddle and Barfoot Park. They say it is the only tarantula in the Chiricahua Mountains to ...

The spider, named Aphonopelma jacobii was first seen in 2018 in the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, but testing to confirm that this is indeed a new species of tarantula led to the ...

The Aphonopelma jacobii tarantula lives in the Chiricahua Mountains in southeast Arizona and despite just being discovered, scientists are worried about its future. 00:00 00:00 ...

The spider, named Aphonopelma jacobii was first seen in 2018 in the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, but testing to confirm that this is indeed a new species of tarantula led to the ...

The spider, named Aphonopelma jacobii was first seen in 2018 in the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, but testing to confirm that this is indeed a new species of tarantula led to the ...