It's a time of year nobody looks forward to: tarantula mating season has commenced in Texas.
According to the El Paso Times, there's a higher probability you'll run into a tarantula on a hike or walk through the Desert Southwest as the creepy crawlers emerge from their burrows in search of a mate.
The season runs from May through August and is triggered by warm temperatures and moisture. Well, the Lone Star State has definitely had its mix of both this summer.
Typically, it's after the early summer mating peak in late July through early September that male tarantulas start emerging in large numbers.
If you happen to run into one there's not much need for worry. Their bites, though painful, aren't venomous, and they're not really interested in interacting with humans. Remember your nights out at the bar trying to find someone to spend the rest of your evening with. Did you want to talk to anybody else besides that one person as well?
And do your best not to disturb them as tarantulas actually contribute to ecological balance by acting as insect control agents.
So leave them be and just watch your step. Or just stay inside completely if you don't want to risk any chance of running into one in the wild.
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