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National Park Service: It's Tarantula Season Again
September 28, 2020
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release:

About this time of year, tarantulas start making themselves known in Bandelier and other parts of New Mexico. Every autumn, mature male tarantulas start out on their quest to find a mate. This exposes them to many dangers, from hawks and skunks, which want to eat them, to fast-moving cars, to people who just find them creepy and may think they shoul . . .

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