Visitor to the Damocles' household last fall... during what they call the Tarantula "migration"...

[Damocles]

 

[Damocles]

And yes, the window has been fixed. LOL...

 

[Damocles]

They really aren't "migrating" though. The males leave their burrows and go looking for the females who stay in theirs. They tap with their front feet at the opening of the females' burrows, if they are acceptable she goes out for a mating session and returns home. The male then either returns to his burrow or makes a new one.

 

[PostmodernProphet]

remind me never to move to Colorado......

 

[RB 60]

They really aren't "migrating" though. The males leave their burrows and go looking for the females who stay in theirs. They tap with their front feet at the opening of the females' burrows, if they are acceptable she goes out for a mating session and returns home. The male then either returns to his burrow or makes a new one.

Doesn't the female kill the male after mating?
Don't we humans call that marriage?

 

[Damocles]

Doesn't the female kill the male after mating?
Don't we humans call that marriage?

Not always. Usually only if they had mated earlier.

 

[RB 60]

Not always. Usually only if they had mated earlier.

Then he best go the variety route and stay alive...

 

[Bigdog]

View attachment 26381

If I walked into a room and suddenly saw that on my wall, ... I would jump 10 feet into the air.

 

[NakedHunterBiden]

We had one that size chez moi a few days ago.