Out on the eastern plains, as the sun dips behind the Rocky Mountains and the temperature begins to drop, Colorado's ...

(LA JUNTA, Colo.) — Under the Colorado sun, just beneath the cactus-infused grounds in the Vogel Canyons, female tarantulas are burrowed. “The burrows go pretty deep and they have just like a thin ...

AccuWeather National Reporter Tony Laubach has chased hundreds of tornadoes over dozens of years in numerous locations throughout the United States. But there was one adventure the veteran storm ...

A town in southeastern Colorado hosts a yearly tarantula festival, attracting both tourists and scientists studying tarantula ...

Southern Colorado celebrated its annual Tarantula Fest on Saturday, Sept. 28, drawing hundreds of enthusiasts to La Junta to witness the arachnids’ fall mating ritual.

There’s a market for everything, tarantula tourism included. These creepy crawlers have become a sort of destination mascot for La Junta, a small town set about three hours southeast of Denver. From ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Finding a mate is risky business this time of the year for the Colorado brown tarantulas that populate southeastern Colorado. In the late summer, thousands of male tarantulas scour ...

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado wildlife officials say thousands of tarantulas are expected to start their annual migration through the state soon. The Gazette reported Wednesday that the migration is ...

A Colorado brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) on the move at twilight. Each autumn, Colorado’s brown tarantulas emerge from their burrows and wander across the plains in search of mates. Males, ...

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Finding a mate is risky business this time of the year for the Colorado brown tarantulas that populate southeastern Colorado. In the late summer, thousands of male tarantulas scour ...

South Metro Fire Rescue found an SUV on fire at an entrance to Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora on Thursday, but investigators have yet to learn how the fire started or who the vehicle belongs to.