Can Spiders Hear? Do They Like Music?

Can spiders hear

While there has been some evidence that spiders have poor vision, many people are curious – can spiders hear? I myself got super curious after seeing a really interesting post about this in the Facebook group Tarantula Owners Worldwide. Someone had asked a question about whether or not tarantulas could hear music (and what genre they might like if they […]

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Poecilotheria metallica

Spider magazine

Welcome to the first issue of The Spinnerette, a tarantula and spider magazine, featuring the Poecilotheria metallica! A big thank you to everyone who made this issue possible and I hope to only see this spider magazine grow in the future! To view, you can purchase the spider magazine below, or subscribe to my Patreon! Here is a summary of […]

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Beginner’s Guide To The Arizona Blonde (Aphonopelma Chalcodes) Tarantula

Arizona Blonde Aphonopelma Chalcodes

Common name: Arizona Blonde, Desert Blonde Scientific name: Aphonopelma chalcodes Experience level: Beginner. They are certainly easy to care for and quite hardy. Appearance: Aphonopelma chalcodes tarantulas are known for their “blonde” hairs. The female is usually a uniform tan color. The males tend to have black legs, a copper-colored cephalothorax and a reddish abdomen. Origin: Southwestern states, especially Arizona, California, and […]

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