Tarantula mating season

Tarantula mating season

Tarantula crossing the road in Culp Valley. Thanks to Arachnologist (spider) expert Chris Hamilton for identifying this as a Aphonopelma eutylenum. One of three species of tarantulas in the park. Aphonopelma eutylenum. It’s a mature male out wandering. October (fall)...

Tarantula (Aphonopelma eutylenum) Visit

This is a mature male Aphonopelma eutylenum. Fall in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is mating season for these tarantulas. This is the time they are wandering around the lower parts of the desert. There are 3 species of tarantula in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The...