The plains south of La Junta is a popular spot to look for the eight-legged critters around dawn and dusk from mid-September into early October.
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It’s tarantula mating season in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. The big spiders crawl across roads and between scrubby vegetation on the plains.
You’ll often see dozens of the eight-legged critters around dawn and dusk from mid-September into early October. It’s been called a migration, but the males are actually out looking for females to mate with.
