Hordes Of Tarantulas (yikes) Are Coming

[ZackyDog]

Condolences to those who are affected.

Watch out for 'hordes' of tarantulas coming soon to these states

These misunderstood, wandering arachnids are often simply young males in search of love. Here's where you might see them in fall 2025.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Peegoo]

Run to the hinterlands!

SAAAAAAVE yourselves!


These critters are all over the ground at night in rural western Texas.

Having lived there, it's just part of the experience. Same for scorpions.

 

[sax4blues]

Recently my son stepped on one in the grass with bare feet. It crunched under his heel.

 

[ZackyDog]

Run to the hinterlands!

SAAAAAAVE yourselves!


These critters are all over the ground at night in rural western Texas.

Having lived there, it's just part of the experience. Same for scorpions.

I saw scorpions (in the house!) and a coral snake in San Antonio, TX, but I never encountered a tarantula (or widow spiders). One of my childhood classmates from CT found one in her closet on the outskirts of San Antonio.

 

[telleutelleme]

I remember a motorcycle trip on a backroad in the Panhandle of Texas. Ran over more than a few as they were crossing the road. Worried one might fly up into me as I clipped it. Fairly common in that area.

 

[ISmellSmoke]

I saw Hordes of Tarantulas on their last tour - meh, wasn't impressed...

 

[drmordo]

When I lived in Arkansas around 2012, we had a surge of red tarantulas into our neighborhood. I would drive home from work and the roads were covered with tarantulas sunning themselves in the road who ran away as I drove toward them.

We had one tarantula get into our house late at night while we were watching TV, and our Jack Russell saw it and launched himself across the living room and killed it before we knew what was happening.

That said, with regard to the OP, all I can think of is Kingdom of the Spiders.

 

[Dan German]

I respect arachnids for the role they play in nature, but I prefer them to do so out of my sight. I once came home to my grandparents house in Oklahoma, and there was a big tarantula between me and the door, sitting in the driveway. I killed it. With a 1973 Buick station wagon. My grandfather was rather surprised to come home and find that I had decided to hose down the driveway.

 

[Happy Enchilada]

 

[RodeoTex]

I used to drive a lot between the border and my town (east of there) and whenever I saw a plethora of tarantulas crossing the highway, east to west, I finally figured out that there was going to be a hell of a storm coming.
I still don't like em in my house though.

 

[Swirling Snow]

I just learned that Oregon and Washington state are arid.

 

[dogmeat]

they freaked out Bond, James Bond... big time....




ha ha

 

[uriah1]

I remember when I lived in southern florida and they would have
the crab migration across the road, from one mangrove swamp to the
next. Thousands.

Weird. Didnt want to squish them with tires..

 

[Digital Larry]

Kingdom of the Spiders.

Some friends of mine worked at Garland's in Sedona where many of the scenes were filmed. I ate pancakes that had been made on the same griddle that a bunch of the tarantulas fell on in one scene towards the end. I saw a handful of them out in the apple orchards but they did not threaten me.

 

[Mike Eskimo]

It’s all about the urticating hairs ! But most folks will never get that close for it to be an issue.

Like installing 100 batts of fiberglass insulation - nude .

 

[jimbo735]

I would have to torch the universe!

 

[tintag27]

Don't now what all the fuss is about...

oh - right!

 

[Silent Otto]

so glad I'm in Canada

 

[bumnote]

so glad I'm in Canada

Didn't help this this Canadian....

 

[trapdoor2]

I drove thru a herd of them back in the 70s. War Highway out to White Sands. The road was black with them...