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[kodakcollector]

We are moving to the high desert in Mexico. Recently, we have found adolescent tarantulas walking in our yard. I assume that there are way more around than we have discovered. I have not captured any. I would like to learn more about them.

The top image was taken yesterday, the bottom two about a week ago. That one was walking across the brick patio into the lavender. Both are about 1.5 inches

I think we have seen 5 total, the largest about 4 inches.

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[Jess S]

Wow! I really do envy you

 

[Enn49]

Hello and welcome I would so love to see tarantulas in the wild.

 

[m0lsx]

Wow! I really do envy you

Me too.

Welcome to the forum kodakcollector.

 

[menavodi]

Very cool. Welcome to our forum!

 

[kodakcollector]

Thanks everyone, although I have kept critters in the past, for now my terrarium is five acres of tall grass, mesquite and cactus.
I would like to know where to look for these crawlers. To see if I can photograph one in its den. Maybe someone can identify if I am finding more than one variety.

The one on the brick is from last year and the biggest one I have seen so far. The brick is about 6 inches wide. After the worker showed us, he let it go. Not so with rattlesnakes, the locals kill them on sight.

The other is our back yard. Lots of places to look. But, so far they have found us. This spring the locusts were out of control. So food was abundant. Not so much now. So maybe they are hunting.

 

[gognomie]

Could they be males roaming for a mate?
Also welcome to the forum and thank you for sharing a little bit of your world with us!

 

[kodakcollector]

I think these are still babies, but I sure hope they will be doing that when it gets warmer. Your welcome.

 

[ExMember]

Welcome to the site! I'm new around here too. Seems like an awesome place to live. There are no tarantulas where I live so I am kinda jealous