Tarantula Fest 2024: Spiders TAKE OVER

La Junta, CO!

This past fall I joined Tyler from Spider Shoppe and Nate from Microwilderness in La Junta, CO to attend the Tarantula Fest. This annual festival celebrates the tarantula "migration" that takes place every fall as the male Aphonopelma hentzi, aka Colorado Brown or Texas Brown or Oklahoma Brown Tarantula, emerge from their burrows and start traveling dozen, even hundreds of feet per day, searching for female tarantulas to mate with. There were presentations, tours, movies, parades, concerts, food, you name it. We had a blast spending the whole weekend looking for and celebrating tarantulas!

TARIFFS on TARANTULAS?

WTF!

If you live in the USA then you know tariffs are coming! It looks like we got a last minute 30 day reprieve from the Mexico and Canada tariffs, but the 10% tariff on goods from China does not look like it is going anywhere anytime soon. So how will these tariffs affect the tarantula hobby and the exotic pet hobby as a whole? I bet there will be some consequences you never even considered!

NEW WINTER MERCH DROP

  • Tarantula Dharma Hoodie

    The station that SHOULD have been on the island!

    This unisex classic mid-weight hoodie is spun from premium 3-end fleece, making it crazy soft and under 5% shrinkage. It features a comfortable, relaxed fit, making it perfect for everyday.

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  • TARANTULA COLLETIVE NEW LOGO SHIRT

    This SUPER SOFT Tshirt features the NEW Tarantula Collective Logo! Be the FIRST to wear this new design at your next Exotic Pet Expo!

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  • Walking The Tarantula Super Soft Hoodie

    This cool, super soft hoodie features art work by Gray Ghost Creations commissioned especially for this merch drop! Don't miss your chance to get this unique t shirt available for a LIMITED TIME!

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  • TARANTULA "DHARMA STATION" TRUCKER HAT

    This Ultra Cotton long sleeve shirt, in 4 different colors, with the Retro Tarantula Collective Skull Logo is perfect for Spring weather! Available in 3 colors.

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  • Green Bottle Blue Tarantula Organic Ribbed Beanie

    This organic ribbed cotton beanie has the green bottle blue tarantula embroidered on the front. This high quality hat will keep you warm on those cool fall nights! Available in TWO colors.

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  • COOLEST TARANTULAS T SHIRT

    This shirt features hand drawing of my FAVORITE tarantulas by Gray Ghost Designs. It is on a supersoft Tshirt available in 4 different colors! There is a Brachypelma boehmei, Poecilotheria metallica, Davus sp. Panama, Typhochlaena seladonia, Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, and the Harpactira pulchripes.

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  • PARADE OF TARANTULAS T SHIRT

    This new design features the Brachypelma boehmei, Harpactira pulchripes, Davus sp Panama, T. seladonia, Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, and P. metallica. Available in 4 colors on this SUPERSOFT Tshirt!

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  • TARANTULA COLLECTIVE FLASH ART

    By far one of the most popular tshirts I have ever released! This new version showcases an EVEN LARGER graphic and available in 4 different colors in sizes XS-5XL so there is a fit and color for EVERYONE!

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  • TARANTULA COLLECTIVE TATTOO T SHIRT

    This super soft t-shirt is super comfortable. It features the Tarantula Collective Skull Spider Logo on the front and the TC logo on the back. Available in FOUR colors and a wide range of sizes! Available for a limited time!

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  • SCORPION STINGS T SHIRT

    Available in 4 colors so you can find the style perfect for you. This super soft shirt is as comfortable as it is cool. Featuring the wise words that " an undisturbed scorpion stings no one." Ideal for the scorpion lovers out there!

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  • WALKING THE TARANTULA T SHIRT

    This very popular design in BACK with a BIGGER logo on the front of this SUPERSOFT Tshirt! Available in XS-5XL and in 4 different colors! Get one before they are all gone!

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1st EVER Tarantula Studio!

Tarantula Collective Tour 2024

It is the beginning of another year and a lot has changed since last year. Check out how much the Tarantula Collective studio has grown. As far as I know, this is the only studio in the country dedicated the videography and photography of tarantulas, spiders, and other arachnids and invertebrates. Let's kick off 2024 TOGETHER with a peek inside with the Tarantula Collective studio tour 2024!

 

A BRIEF HISTORY of Tarantulas - 300 Million Years of Evolution!

Where did tarantulas come from? When did spiders and tarantulas first evolve? Let's start from the beginning and trace the evolution of tarantulas from first emerging from the water and adapting to life on land all the way to present-day tarantulas!

 
 
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