Straight Line of the Day: Scientists say climate change, theft, and human development are affecting tarantulas.  So…

Climate Change Affecting Colorado Tarantula Population
Associated Press | September 25, 2021 | Conrad Swanson

DENVER (AP) ― About this time every year, southeastern Colorado towns like La Junta see more visitors looking to glimpse saucer-sized Texas brown tarantulas as they scurry out of their burrows and across fields and roads in search of a mate.

The eight-legged spectacle might not last long: Scientists say climate change, theft and human development are cutting into tarantulas’ population, with fewer emerging year after year.