Tarantula

Thanks Satyen :)

Great spotting Cindy!

Thank you Aaron! I was thinking It was calling a mate. Thank your friend for me as well :)

Cindy, I had an arachnologist acquaintance look at the video and this is her assessment: "It's a great video of a male Aphonopelma sp. tapping on the ground to get an underground female's attention, I believe. She can tell the difference between the vibrations made by prey and those made by a mate... and will eventually rush out to the burrow entrance where mating takes place. I think they usually do it within a few centimeters of the burrow entrance, above ground. Hope this helps! :-)"

Thank you Leuba! It looks like its playing the piano or something :) I looked last summer for a tarantula with no luck so I've been waiting a year for my next chance. It was a good day.

great series Cindy ! he seems a little tentative on dry grass- thanks for the video. I think that's as close as I'd ever get to a moving live Tarantula, I think.

Thank you Yasser! I just uploaded the video of this beauty :)

Wonderful Cindy! Such an awesome spider and your photos are perfect.

Thank you Aaron! I was so excited to finally spot one. I believe it's mating season for Tarantulas. When the video is finished processing in a few minutes, would you take a look and see if its movements are to attract a mate?

Your lead image is absolutely perfect.

It sure was! I have video I'm working on too. Not that exciting but you can see how it uses its feet to feel the grass.

What a beauty!