Is it a coincidence that tarantulas mate this time of year or is it all a well thought out Halloween plan? Whatever the case the arachnids typically spend most of their time underground in burrows but from September-October they come out at dusk to mate. Here's the part that may make feminists smile...the males become sexually active around 7 years of age and once they quickly perform the mating act they usually become a snack for the much larger female in order to nourish her pregnancy. Soon after that she will lay up to 1,000 eggs which hatch after 30-45 days later and only spend a few days in her den before striking out on their own. Got to love the life of a female tarantula! plus the females can live up to 20 years.
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