Tarantulas in Texas are popping out of the earth. Here's what they're looking for.
www.usatoday.com
There are 14 identified tarantula species Texas with the most known being the Texas brown tarantula. After mating sometimes females eat their partner.
  • gina@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 years ago

    It’s cool to see that they interviewed David Moellendorf for the article. He has a species of tarantula (Aphonopelma moellendorfi) named for him. I was able to purchase a spiderling from his shop a couple years ago.

      • gina@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        3 years ago

        Tarantulas are just big old dorks, going about their dorky tarantula tasks in their dorky little tarantula lives.

        • BigFig@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          3 years ago

          I’m definitely a live and let live type with spiders but they do creep me out though.

          I once had a wolf spider chilling in my bathroom for a few days. He was cool