In the late summer, thousands of male tarantulas scour the plains for a mate — provided they can safely cross the roads that ...

This upcoming weekend the U.S. Forest Service will be hosting its third annual Tarantula Festival in La Junta.

As the tarantulas look for a mate in southern Colorado, Visit La Junta will host the La Junta Tarantula Fest on Sept. 27-28.

The mass mating migration generally occurs from June-October ... Then, turned-on male tarantulas emerge from their silk-lined burrows hungry for love. Once they’ve tracked the perfume down ...

The tarantula mating season has arrived in the Comanche National Grassland, home to Colorado brown tarantulas. La Junta's ...

The tarantulas are most active around sunset; viewing is recommended a bit before 6 p.m. Activity lasts through much of ...

A 'CREEPY' dead Tarantula infected with a 'zombie fungus' has been captured on video by a researcher working in the Peruvian Amazon. The fungus is called Cordyceps, which - if you think that ...

A field researcher working in the Peruvian Amazon stumbled upon a dead tarantula infected by 'zombie fungus' and captured the nightmarish sight on video. The zombie fungus, formally known as ...

Arizona is home to around 30 species of tarantulas, but there's one fearless predator that's making headlines— the tarantula hawk. With its striking blue and orange colors, this wasp is a top ...

A wildlife researcher in the Peruvian Amazon has discovered a tarantula infected by the "zombie fungus" Cordyceps, a rare and eerie find."It took over his nervous system and forced him to come to ...