Have you seen the tarantula 'migration' down near La Junta yet? Now is a great time to see these creepy-crawlers in person! 🕷 Story: (📹: Jessica Fey)
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The great tarantula migration is taking place across America's plains Instead, you can call it a walkabout, said Maia Holmes, an entomologist with the College of Agricultural Sciences’ Department of Agricultural Biology. She was interviewed about the creatures on Colorado State University’s new podcast,"The Audit."
The males don't live long after mating, if they survive the encounter. Death by predator, car or starvation — or rather, lack of interest in eating anything — typically follows. Male tarantulas are sexually mature once they reach about 7 years old, and can live for about a decade. Females can live well beyond that — up to 40 years, Holmes said.One of the best places to go to see the tarantulas is the Comanche National Grassland near La Junta and Springfield, about a three- to four-hour drive southeast of Denver.
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