For a male tarantula, mating is less an act of love and more a dance with death–especially if the female’s deadly fangs succeed in grabbing him, injecting him with venom, and liquifying his insides.

(via Deep Look) Every fall, male tarantulas leave home for good with one thing on their minds: sex. But before these spiders can make the ultimate connection, they have to survive the perils of the ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. (KXRM/KXTU) — Every fall, thousands of tarantulas can be seen crossing highways in Colorado near La Junta and Las Animas as they search for a mate, and it’s about to begin again. From ...

“Some of these spiders could straddle over a common saucer with their hairy, muscular legs, and when their feelings were hurt, or their dignity offended, they were the wickedest-looking desperadoes ...

Tarantulas can be found in Palo Alto’s Foothills Park and many preserves in the region. Courtesy Jack Owicki. In the waning sunlight near the Stanford Dish and in the open fields in the hills, a hairy ...