Summer season, spider season.

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a higher chance you'll encounter a creepy crawler on your next hike or walk in the Desert Southwest, seeing its mating ...

As mating season starts, Texas residents could see brown tarantulas in late summer. The spider is native to North Texas and most of the southern United States. They generally like to stay burrowed in ...

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 ...

May through July is peak tarantula season in Austin. In the early summer months, the large hairy spiders emerge from their underground burrows and crawl around Texas in search of mates. Austin-area ...

MISSOURI – Fall is right around the corner, so keep an eye out for Missouri’s largest spiders. Texas Brown Tarantulas are once again on the move. A telephoto close-up digital image of a Texas brown ...

The itsy bitsy spider crawled down a Ring cam — and gave one Central Texas resident a late-night fright. Steiner Ranch resident Jamie York Pillans said she doesn’t usually check her Ring camera in the ...

There's a higher chance you'll encounter a creepy crawler on your next hike or walk in the Desert Southwest, seeing its mating season for tarantulas in the Lone Star State. These fuzzy spiders are out ...