IF YOU WALK THE TRAILS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, YOU'RE PROBABLY MORE LIKELY TO SEE A TARANTULA FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. PETER LIPSCOMB, THE EDUCATION COORDINATOR FOR CERRILLOS HILLS STATE PARK, SAYS IT'S MATING SEASON, AND MALE TARANTULAS ARE LOOKING FOR FEMALES.
BUT LIPSCOMB SAYS THE MATING SEASON COULD GO INTO EARLY NOVEMBER. HE SAYS THE BITE OF A TARANTULA IS BASICALLY LIKE A WASP STING. BUT THAT'S NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN SINCE HE SAYS TARANTULAS ARE NOT AGGRESSIVE…ALTHOUGH THEY ARE A BIT SCARY LOOKING.
