Tarantulas,

LAMAR, CO - SEPTEMBER 24: A male tarantula crosses Colorado Highway 71 as dusk approaches on September 24, 2022 near Lamar, Colorado. The males are on the hunt for females to mate in what researchers suggest is a Mate-gration rather than a migration. The journey for these large fuzzy arachnids can be anywhere from hundreds of feet to several miles in any direction. When the males are lucky enough to find a females burrow, they drum their legs at the entrance and wait for the female to come out to breed. Tarantulas start making their appearances in southeastern Colorado around the end of August, roaming throughout the month of September and into early October when the weather starts to get cold. Hundreds to thousands of spiders are killed by cars as they attempt to cross roads while looking to mate. One Prowers County deputy sheriff said he has clocked cars going in excess of 100 mph on these country roads. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)