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2021-09-11

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Colorado / cbslocal.com

Tarantulas Head To Colorado For Annual Migration To Mate

(CBS4/AP) – The annual migration of tarantulas is underway in Southeastern Colorado. Officials say the Oklahoma brown tarantulas migrate through La Junta, about 176 miles southeast of Denver. Scientists say the majority of the spiders are 10-year-old males looking to mate with females hidden in Colorado’s grasslands. Officials say the... Read more

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Colorado / unofficialnetworks.com

Thousands of Tarantulas Expected to Migrate Into Colorado In Coming Weeks

If you are at the intersection of being a Coloradian and arachnophobic, you may want to steer clear of Comanche National Grassland south of La Junta off U.S. Highway 109 because thousands of creepy crawlers are set to descend on the area in the coming weeks. News 9 reports the... Read more

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La Junta / lajuntatribunedemocrat.com

'Brotherhood' of La Junta firefighters reflect on 9/11

Brad Davidson just finished a graveyard shift at the La Junta Fire Department the morning of September 11, 2001. Davidson, the current fire chief for the department, was a firefighter engineer at the time. After a working 12-hour shift, he went home and turned on the TV when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower. By that point, he was uncertain whether or not the collision had been an accident. Read more

Annual Tarantula Migration begins in southern Colorado; where you can see it

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The annual Tarantula Migration in southern Colorado is upon us. Officials say the peak time to view the migration is mid-September near Comanche National Grassland south of La Junta. Scientists say the majority of the spiders are 10-year-old males looking to mate with females hidden in... Read more

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I bet if there's a lot of traffic on Highway 109 a lot of tarantulas will get killed. That's so sad. It would be fascinating to see something like the migration. It would be like a science fiction movie. I'm in for a once in a lifetime experience.

Top stories trending in La Junta

Tarantulas Head To Colorado For Annual Migration To Mate

Thousands of Tarantulas Expected to Migrate Into Colorado In Coming Weeks

'Brotherhood' of La Junta firefighters reflect on 9/11

Annual Tarantula Migration begins in southern Colorado; where you can see it

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