Ask most people and they will tell you love can be risky business, but this time of year, one species has a monopoly on that risk: tarantulas. They are migrating through America’s plains by the ...

Texas is home to 14 different species of tarantula. One of the most common tarantulas you’re likely to spot in the state is the Texas brown. This large spider can have a legspan of up to six inches.

Be warned. Thousands of tarantulas will be making their way across Colorado very soon. No, it’s not the plot from the 1990 film “Arachnophobia,” but a perfectly normal, and very real (albeit creepy to ...