Respect the tarantula trek. That was the main message at La Junta’s first Tarantula Festival this weekend. Festival goers got to watch a parade, take tarantula tours, buy tarantula-related goods and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tarantula mating season runs from about July to November, skewing toward October in California. Female tarantulas ...

If you’re hiking or camping in the arid Southwest and West in the next few months, get ready for what could be the experience – or fright – of a lifetime. Across the United States, in California, ...