A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-standing assumptions about the brown recluse spider, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Wichita Eagle article first published in 2022. You could be seeing one of two venomous ...

“This research shows that brown recluse spiders aren’t the boogeyman that everyone makes them out to be,” Coticchio said.

OKLAHOMA, USA — Brown tarantulas can be found all across the South, including in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Now that it's mating season, they may be easier to find. September ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tarantulas are a type of spider, although, they are distinguishable by several characteristics, including being generally larger ...

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Texas brown tarantulas will soon be roaming Missouri and Kansas looking for mates. Jeffery Seim The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks The tarantula crossed the road, and it wasn’t just to get to ...

The "spider queen" is releasing hundreds of tarantulas into the wild in North Texas. Local spider expert Leah Patton has been collecting and raising baby spiders for the Lewisville Lake Environmental ...

No, it's not an omen or a weird biblical sign of the apocalypse. Thousands of tarantulas are venturing out to find mates just in time for the start of the Halloween season. "What is happening is that ...

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.