I need to catch a tarantula (and scorpion come July) for my museum. I?ve looked up ways to catch them on the internet but most of what I?ve found is years old. I?m also running into a problem where the tarantulas I?ve seen haven?t been following the behaviors that people have said they should be following. I?ve only seen five tarantulas & I know they?re rare so I?m not surprised that I haven?t seen more.
One of the things I?ve seen on several websites is that tarantulas don?t like places with a lot of trees. Three out of the five I?ve seen spawned out of trees, banged incredibly tight U turns and then went back into the same tree. They turn & get back into the tree so fast that there?s no way I can get my net out.
Another thing I?ve seen mentioned is tarantulas not liking flowers. The other two I?ve seen both spawned in one of my groups of hybrids. The first spawned in purple tulips, ran across one of my paths into more flowers. (I was one of my alts & didn?t have a net on me.) The second one spawned in a patch of hybrids and then just sat there. This one was particularly insulting because I had just saved & quit after spending over 2 hours looking for a tarantula. When the title screen came back up it panned over the group of hybrids and I watched the d*mn thing spawn & then sit there... taunting me.
One person on a different forum post from 2016 said they removed all of their flowers & trees to catch a tarantula & scorpion. I would really rather not follow this method if at all possible. I?ve considered walking round my town in stalk mode with my net out but I?ve read that both species become immediately agitated if you have your net out & that they sting you instantly. I know that they spawn between 7 PM & 4 AM but I?ve read that ?the peak time? for them is between 11 PM to 4 AM. All of the ones I have seen I?ve seen before 11 PM. I?m really not sure what I should be doing & when.
Has anyone caught a tarantula recently ? like within the last year? How did you go about catching it? Is there anything I can do to help improve my chances of catching one? Any advice would be a huge help. Thank you!
One of the things I?ve seen on several websites is that tarantulas don?t like places with a lot of trees. Three out of the five I?ve seen spawned out of trees, banged incredibly tight U turns and then went back into the same tree. They turn & get back into the tree so fast that there?s no way I can get my net out.
Another thing I?ve seen mentioned is tarantulas not liking flowers. The other two I?ve seen both spawned in one of my groups of hybrids. The first spawned in purple tulips, ran across one of my paths into more flowers. (I was one of my alts & didn?t have a net on me.) The second one spawned in a patch of hybrids and then just sat there. This one was particularly insulting because I had just saved & quit after spending over 2 hours looking for a tarantula. When the title screen came back up it panned over the group of hybrids and I watched the d*mn thing spawn & then sit there... taunting me.
One person on a different forum post from 2016 said they removed all of their flowers & trees to catch a tarantula & scorpion. I would really rather not follow this method if at all possible. I?ve considered walking round my town in stalk mode with my net out but I?ve read that both species become immediately agitated if you have your net out & that they sting you instantly. I know that they spawn between 7 PM & 4 AM but I?ve read that ?the peak time? for them is between 11 PM to 4 AM. All of the ones I have seen I?ve seen before 11 PM. I?m really not sure what I should be doing & when.
Has anyone caught a tarantula recently ? like within the last year? How did you go about catching it? Is there anything I can do to help improve my chances of catching one? Any advice would be a huge help. Thank you!