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

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.

The Oklahoma brown tarantula is the most commonly found throughout the Southern United States. It is also known as the Texas ...

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