(NEXSTAR) — As the onset of summer nears, so too do warmer temperatures and mating season for many of the nearly 900 spider species in Texas. Even though you’re unlikely to cross paths with many of ...

If you come across a spider and it’s not causing any harm, I would leave it alone. Spiders can truly help with many things on ...

Even if they do survive the encounter, male tarantulas will die within the year after mating. Males typically live seven to 10 years total, while females often live longer than 20 years. "So, if you ...

Texas is home to 14 different species of tarantula. One of the most common tarantulas you’re likely to spot in the state is the Texas brown. This large spider can have a legspan of up to six inches.

These web weavers have been found in shipping containers full of tropical yellow fruit, thus earning the moniker “banana spiders.” However these spiders come in all shapes and sizes, some being ...

Texas is home to some interesting critters, and those with arachnophobia will hate to hear that tarantulas are among them. Not to diminish the fears of those who hate spiders — I'm not the biggest fan ...

Texas is living it like "down under" with many creepy crawly animals coming out of the woodwork this summer. Tarantulas can now be added to the list of creatures to look out for. Texans have already ...

Female Banana Spiders (Nephila clavipes) are one of the largest orb-weavers in this country, rivaled in size only by female Black-and-Yellow Garden Spiders (Argiope aurantia). The male Banana Spider ...

The brown tarantula is about the size of an apple or orange. University of Missouri-St. Louis scientist Becky Hansis-O’Neill ...

POTEET, Texas -- We now know what nightmares are made of: huge spiders eating bats! Annette Alaniz Guajardo sent ABC11 photos of the bizarre event that happened at her Poteet, Texas, home Wednesday.