Forget the flowers and chocolates. On the Colorado plains, love has eight legs and lots of hair. Right now is tarantula mating season.

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Colorado town celebrates tarantula mating season with spiders and festivals

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Forget the flowers and chocolates. On the Colorado plains, love has eight legs and lots of hair. Right now is tarantula mating season.

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