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Lecture: Tarantulas and Other Many-Legged Critters of the Night

Did you know that in the evenings, male tarantulas wander around in search of food and females? They only live for about 1 year. Female tarantulas dig deep burrows in the ground and remain there, waiting for crickets and other insects to walk by and become dinner. They live for 20 years! Their relatives, the trap-door spiders, live in burrows in the ground. Some species build a hinged door over their burrow, and spring up when an insect walks across it. Black widow spiders mostly come out at night. When an insect gets stuck in its web, the spider rolls it up in silk, waits for it to quiet down, then bites and injects its venom. Soon after, the spider feeds on its dinner. Aren’t you glad that you are too big to become dinner for a spider?! Join us with guest speaker, Bob Allen, for an evening of photographs, stories, and specimens of tarantulas, other spiders, and night-time insects of Orange County. Ages: 8 and up

Date & Time

September 11, 2018

7:00PM - 8:30PM

Location

Guest House in Rancho Mission Viejo - 11 Brioso Street, Ladera Ranch, CA, 92694 11 Brioso Street Ladera Ranch 92694 CA US

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Event Website

(949) 489-9778

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