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Each year, the drop in temperatures in late August in the southern United States is taken advantage of by an abundance of Texas brown tarantulas (Aphonopelma hentzi). The spiders leave the dark places where they normally take shelter and look for breeding partners.
Spiders show changes in behavior at this time of year
In the US, tarantulas are commonly found in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. During the year, spiders hide during the day and come out at night in search of food. However, everything changes during the month of late August to October.
The animals leave their leftover food and venture out into open spaces in search of breeding partners. Each male can travel a distance of about a kilometer and mate with more than 100 females in a single season.
Fertilized eggs give birth to a thousand or more newborns, taking about 45 to 60 days for the new tarantulas to be born. Information is from science alert,
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Animals are scary, but they don’t have poison
- Tarantulas are a family of spider species that can be very scary due to their exaggerated size, long limbs, and an extensive layer of hair covering their entire body.
- Despite this, they are considered ‘docile’ and only attack when threatened.
- The bite of these animals is painful, but they do not have poison.
- Male tarantulas only live up to 10 years, much shorter than females, and become mature at around 8 years old.
- Hence, they never miss a chance to mate.
