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There are tarantula migrations during mating season in the fall. If you live in the Bay Area, you can see them up at Mount Diablo State Park.

• arthurcolle 6y ago
  Migrations, like, they are just walking across the ground or something?
  • nanomonkey 6y ago
    Yes, in some locations they are closer to swarming over the ground.
    • arthurcolle 6y ago
      Did you interact with them at all? How was that? My arachnophobic morbid curiosity has reached a new level just now
      • nanomonkey 6y ago
        As kids we would catch them and keep them in jars for a few days, then release them again. We also caught king snakes and fed them blue belly lizards...which may lead you to understand our fear response with wild animals. They are pretty gentle as far as things go.
    • dreamcompiler 6y ago
      In Texas 100 years ago tarantulas used to be so thick crossing highways that cars had to stop. I haven't seen reports of quite that many in the last few decades. These are always males looking for mates. They are venomous but rarely bite and their venom is no more dangerous to people than a bee sting (i.e. it can be dangerous if you're allergic). They make good pets although wild-caught ones don't live long.