Watch: Butterfly Pavilion’s ‘An Extremely Fuzzy Tarantula!’ video, with Spider Zone and Toxic Terrors open through Oct. 31

A tarantula video from Butterfly Pavilion’s own YouTube channel, plus the Westminster zoo’s October lineup: Spider Zone and Toxic Terrors through Oct. 31, hours, admission and the CRAWL-O-WEEN trick-or-treat days.

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October 7, 2026

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Butterfly Pavilion, the nonprofit invertebrate zoo in Westminster, posted this video on its own YouTube channel, which the zoo links from the footer of its website. The full title is ‘An Extremely Fuzzy Tarantula! | Butterfly Pavilion.’ The channel describes the pavilion as a butterfly and insect zoo and the home of Rosie the tarantula.

Why now: October is spider season at the pavilion. Two exhibits are listed for Oct. 1 to 31, 2026. In Spider Zone, the zoo says hundreds of free-roaming orb-weaving spiders take over part of its Wings of the Tropics butterfly conservatory, with nothing between visitors and the webs. Toxic Terrors covers venomous and poisonous invertebrates; the zoo’s page names pink leg millipedes, Mexican fire red tarantulas and deathstalker scorpions. The pavilion’s CRAWL-O-WEEN indoor trick-or-treating follows on Oct. 24, 25 and 31. We could not confirm when the video was published or how long it runs, and we have not described its contents beyond the title.

Video: ‘An Extremely Fuzzy Tarantula! | Butterfly Pavilion,’ Butterfly Pavilion. Embedded from the creator’s YouTube channel; Colorado Local has no connection to the creator.

Know before you go: Butterfly Pavilion in October

Where: Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster, CO 80020. The pavilion says parking in its main lot is free.
When: open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last admission at 4:15 p.m. Spider Zone and Toxic Terrors are listed for Oct. 1 to 31, 2026.
Cost: general admission is $19.45 for adults 13 to 64, $14.45 for children 2 to 12 and $17.45 for seniors 65 and older. Children under 2 and members are free. The exhibit pages do not list a separate price for Spider Zone or Toxic Terrors, so confirm what your ticket covers when you book.
Tickets: sold for hourly entry windows, online or at the front desk. You can arrive any time during your hour, and re-entry is allowed until the exhibits close at 5 p.m.
CRAWL-O-WEEN: Saturday, Oct. 24, Sunday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with candy and toy stations around the zoo. Costumes are encouraged; the pavilion asks families to leave costume weapons and full-face masks at home. Price: not listed on the event page, which sends visitors to online registration.
Details: Spider Zone, Toxic Terrors, CRAWL-O-WEEN and hours and admission on the pavilion’s site.

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Source: Butterfly Pavilion, including its Toxic Terrors, CRAWL-O-WEEN, visit, and hours and admission pages. Verified Oct. 7, 2026.

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