Tarantula looking for a mate
Oct 24, 2018 15:25:53 #
vonzip wrote:
Just in time for Halloween. vz
Thank you Erik, nice to have a slow moving subject.
Oct 24, 2018 15:26:45 #
Oct 24, 2018 15:28:02 #
Oct 24, 2018 15:37:10 #
I might let one sit on my hand if it promised not to bite. lol Fantastic images, Howlynn. You're a brave soul!
Oct 24, 2018 16:20:41 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
I might let one sit on my hand if it promised not to bite. lol Fantastic images, Howlynn. You're a brave soul!
Thank you Donna, some people have these as pets.
Oct 24, 2018 16:35:29 #
Yes, they are in SW Colorado also, I don't do hand holding, but take their photo!
That is a pretty one! I read that they do not mate until they are like 9-10 years old
and then they die!
LA JUNTA, Colo. -- Tarantula mating season is underway in southern Colorado, with thousands of hairy spiders searching for mates so they can reproduce before dying.
The males typically are the most active, searching for the scent of females who are waiting in burrows, experts say. The male blonde tarantulas spend about 10 years reaching sexual maturity. They will mate once and then die-- often at the fangs of the female whose eggs they have fertilized.
The tarantulas usually remain largely out of sight the rest of the year, said Vern Veer, a spider enthusiast whose been coming to watch the annual ritual on a remote country road for nearly 40 years.
"You see them throughout the season but not in the numbers you see in the fall," Veer said as he watched a tarantula make its way across the road.
Veer said the male tarantulas have stopped eating, and are solely focused on finding a mate in the next few days.
That is a pretty one! I read that they do not mate until they are like 9-10 years old
and then they die!
LA JUNTA, Colo. -- Tarantula mating season is underway in southern Colorado, with thousands of hairy spiders searching for mates so they can reproduce before dying.
The males typically are the most active, searching for the scent of females who are waiting in burrows, experts say. The male blonde tarantulas spend about 10 years reaching sexual maturity. They will mate once and then die-- often at the fangs of the female whose eggs they have fertilized.
The tarantulas usually remain largely out of sight the rest of the year, said Vern Veer, a spider enthusiast whose been coming to watch the annual ritual on a remote country road for nearly 40 years.
"You see them throughout the season but not in the numbers you see in the fall," Veer said as he watched a tarantula make its way across the road.
Veer said the male tarantulas have stopped eating, and are solely focused on finding a mate in the next few days.
Oct 24, 2018 18:00:35 #
Photolady2014 wrote:
Yes, they are in SW Colorado also, I don't do hand... (show quote)
Thank you Photolady, they are more active at night
and a full moon can help you spot them moving across
the high desert.
Oct 24, 2018 18:28:33 #
howlynn wrote:
I spotted this tarantula crossing my driveway and got a few
shots. It's the end of mating season for tarantula's in my area
and the males search out a female at her den in the ground.
I found that hand holding works best for tarantula's.
shots. It's the end of mating season for tarantula's in my area
and the males search out a female at her den in the ground.
I found that hand holding works best for tarantula's.
Very nice series, howlynn
Oct 24, 2018 18:49:12 #
Oct 24, 2018 22:23:12 #
foxfirerodandgun
Loc: Stony Creek, VA
Excellent take on hand holding" and exceptional captures. However, the subject reminds me of a popular song back in my teenage years. The title was "The Bristol STOMP". ;~)
Oct 24, 2018 22:57:17 #
foxfirerodandgun wrote:
Excellent take on hand holding" and exceptional captures. However, the subject reminds me of a popular song back in my teenage years. The title was "The Bristol STOMP". ;~)
Thank you James for taking a look. The Bristol Stomp - Dovell's 1961.
Oct 25, 2018 07:01:20 #
howlynn wrote:
I spotted this tarantula crossing my driveway and got a few
shots. It's the end of mating season for tarantula's in my area
and the males search out a female at her den in the ground.
I found that hand holding works best for tarantula's.
shots. It's the end of mating season for tarantula's in my area
and the males search out a female at her den in the ground.
I found that hand holding works best for tarantula's.
😱...nice closeups though
Oct 25, 2018 07:17:16 #
Ok, I know nothing about tarantulas so please tell me why this isn’t a really dumb thing to do!
Oct 25, 2018 08:11:24 #
Oct 25, 2018 08:46:14 #
Carolina Wings wrote:
😱...nice closeups though
Thank you Jan. The hand held shots were from about 1'.
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