We know very little about the brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi), whose habitat stretches from Louisiana to Texas and Colorado. But the first question arachnid expert Cara Shillington asks is, why are we afraid of tarantulas? She talks with Jonathan Vigliotti, who also visits Colorado's La Junta Tarantula Fest, an annual celebration of the eight-legged creature that draws thousands to see thousands of brown tarantulas wandering the Comanche National Grassland in a haphazard, often halting hunt

Creepily crawling into halloweek!! 🕷️🕸️ Tarantulas may have eight eyes, but they rely more on detecting vibrations and sounds. Their two largest eyes are used to detect size, while the four smaller ones beneath them aid in depth perception. An additional eye on each side of their head gives them a wider field of view! 📸: Louie Schwartzberg #Tarantula #ZebraTarantula #HalloweenWeek | Science Channel