Beautiful, black and totally hairy! This is the time of year when the tarantulas march. Popular belief is that this is a migration. In actuality is the male tarantula seeking the company a beautiful hairy female. And, guess what I spotted in my yard? You got it!
Tarantula
On the march
Check out the segments in the legs
Up close
The females live in burrows in the ground, and can be seen as a whole in the ground with webbing around the opening. If the female is not happy with the male that shows up, she will kill and eat the male. But she might just do that with the one she decides to bed down with! The males only live a few years and the females can live for up to 20 years!
If you live where these beauties march, keep your eyes peeled! This march will continue through November in some areas!
Happy Friday!
Life in the Foothills 