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Yet Another Tarantula Wolf Spider Burrow, In The Garden!

27th November 201827th November 2018Craig Rogers

Myself and Emma took the Dog for his walk this morning and just about to walk down our long drive and Emma said “What’s this hole?”. To our surprise it was yet another Tarantula Wolf Spider Burrow. That is now 3 different burrows that I’m aware of.

This afternoon, I waited for her to pop her head out. She has no babies and is a little smaller than my normal one down near the river.

Here is a quick photo I got. I will be getting more soon. Find more information about the Tarantula Wolf Spider HERE

The Tarantula Wolf Spider With Her Babies (Video)

3rd November 20183rd November 2018Craig Rogers

Whilst walking Wally (the dog) this morning, our local Tarantula Wolf Spider (Lycosa tarantula) was out of her nest either feeding on the many flies and ants the rain has brought out or she was making home improvements to her burrow opening.

As soon as she saw me she darted into the nest so I set my mobile (Samsung Galaxy S8+) up outside her burrow and left it there while I wandered along to the river. About 10 minutes later I returned to witness her dart into the burrow again.

This is the video the phone captured. You can clearly see the babies moving around on her back. They are getting quite large now and some have even started to wander around the outside of the burrow and even leave on their own life adventures. Who knows, maybe she’s outside trying to get them to pluck up the courage to leave. You’ll notice she has quite a nice garden and lawn growing now due to the recent rain.

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The Tarantula Wolf Spider Showed Me Her Babies This Morning

16th October 201816th October 2018Craig Rogers

I check the burrow of our local Tarantula Wolf Spider most mornings whilst walking Wally and although she has her babies all snuggled on her back, I’ve not yet managed to have a good look.

This morning, armed with only my mobile phone, she gave me a very brief glimpse of her babies.

The babies stay on her back until they are large and strong enough to fend for themselves. As you can imagine, she is being very protective of them and doesn’t come out of the burrow very often.

Although not a great photo, you can clearly see the babies on her back. Notice how one of them has left her back briefly and is on the burrow opening. It soon jumped back on.

Spider-Cave Door Is Closed Again!

21st September 201821st September 2018Craig Rogers

Looks like I was lucky to see the Tarantula Wolf Spider with eggs yesterday as this morning the entrance to the burrow has been closed again.

Maybe she needed to feed so temporarily opened it. At least we now know that she is closing herself in to protect herself and her eggs whilst she cares for them.

Baby Tarantulas Are On Their Way!

20th September 201820th September 2018Craig Rogers

If you have been following my blogs over the last few months you couldn’t have missed my Tarantula Wolf Spider posts, if you did, you can see them all in HERE.

A few weeks ago she had blocked up the entrance to her burrow which I assumed it meant she was starting her Egg Factory up! This morning, the entrance was open again, so I took a closer look. It didn’t take long until she came out to say hello, and what a nice new large white egg sack she has attached to her abdomen! Once hatched, they will sit on her back until large and brave enough to venture off into the Algarve Serra. I wonder if the male got away uneaten?

The Tarantula Has Barricaded Herself In

27th August 201827th August 2018Craig Rogers

I was walking past the Tarantula Wolf Spider burrow this morning and noticed that she has closed the entrance completely. I can only assume this is because she now either has young or is egg laying. I will keep monitoring to see what happens.