While you might assume spiders are invading your home during autumn, many are simply out searching for mates. Fall is known as spider mating season, increasing the boom in indoor sightings. However, ...

If you’re hiking or camping in California or other Southwestern states over the next few months, get ready for what could be the experience — or fright — of a lifetime. Across the United States, most ...

And I'm Ailsa Chang in Los Angeles, where spider season is in full swing. And not just because it's almost Halloween, but also because this is the time of year that certain spiders have fattened up, ...

A tarantula makes its way across a trail in the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park in Laguna Beach. (Marc Martin / Los Angeles Times) It’s a crisp night in the rugged mountains above Los Angeles ...

From spraying mates with urine to changing one's sex, these are the most intriguing courtships in the animal kingdom.

This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Juana Summers in Washington. AILSA CHANG, HOST: And I'm Ailsa Chang in Los Angeles, where spider season is in full swing. And not just because it's ...