It'll have a lovely life with guaranteed food and water and no natural predators.
Tarantulas actually make pretty good captives because they generally prefer confined spaces. It makes them feel secure because of their poor eyesight. Generally they don't stray far from their burrows, unless they're a sexually mature male trying to breed before dying.
I have a tremendous soft spot for creatures that are misunderstood and therefore hated. That's why I keep a lot of the animals I do. They get a bad rap, and I enjoy tell people what makes them wonderful. Kind of like how we spend our energy here correcting fake news about conservatives.
There are quite a few of them (tarantulas) in central Texas and further south. Don't see many of them in north Texas.
Several years ago, took some time off and was basically just hanging out at a friends lake house for a few weeks and they would come out very late afternoon, evening in the summertime. Pretty timid things actually. At least whatever species these were. They were dark brown.
It'll have a lovely life with guaranteed food and water and no natural predators.
Tarantulas actually make pretty good captives because they generally prefer confined spaces. It makes them feel secure because of their poor eyesight. Generally they don't stray far from their burrows, unless they're a sexually mature male trying to breed before dying.
I have a tremendous soft spot for creatures that are misunderstood and therefore hated. That's why I keep a lot of the animals I do. They get a bad rap, and I enjoy tell people what makes them wonderful. Kind of like how we spend our energy here correcting fake news about conservatives.
My sister had one named Rocky for a brief time. I've found I'm much more into aquariums, reptiles, and invertebrates.
There are quite a few of them (tarantulas) in central Texas and further south. Don't see many of them in north Texas.
Several years ago, took some time off and was basically just hanging out at a friends lake house for a few weeks and they would come out very late afternoon, evening in the summertime. Pretty timid things actually. At least whatever species these were. They were dark brown.
Those are all males trying to find a lady to breed with before they die. Females and juvenile males tend not to stray too far from their burrows.
The species you saw was likely Aphonopelma hentzi. Mature males of the species tend to be much darker than females and juveniles.