I saw two tarantulas yesterday (Sunday 18 September 2022) on Lake Mary road. This is about a week or two earlier than the last two years!
This is the start of the 3rd season of the citizen science Lake Mary tarantula project – cycle for science. I am asking folks that bicycle Lake Mary Road in Flagstaff to track their trips and mark their GPS unit when they see a tarantula. Then send the GPX or KLM (or whatever format you use) file to me.
We are trying to determine what drives the fall migration of male tarantulas. Well, mating is the driver – but we want to know what triggers the migration, temperature, day length, etc., and what habitats are associated with higher abundance of tarantulas.
Check out the webpage for more information and how to participate.