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Hello. I joined Tarantula Forum to learn about the beauty I found on my patio today. I’m in Tucson and it was 100 degrees today, first triple digit day. About 2 pm I found a small tarantula on the patio. No idea if she (guessing) sauntered over, or if a bird dropped her? She has been there since. She was curled up an I thought she was dead but I blew on her and she stretched out and walked a few steps. But now she remains statuesque and I am worried about her! I’ve never seen one in my yard but the neighbor has a large resident desert/blonde. Have I id’d her correctly? Seems like this is a juvenile? Should I move her To somewhere safer? Is she overheated? I know only that they stay close to their burrow, and she is 20’ from any dirt.

[QUOTE="Tootles, post: 170937, member: 32351"] Hello. I joined Tarantula Forum to learn about the beauty I found on my patio today. I’m in Tucson and it was 100 degrees today, first triple digit day. About 2 pm I found a small tarantula on the patio. No idea if she (guessing) sauntered over, or if a bird dropped her? She has been there since. She was curled up an I thought she was dead but I blew on her and she stretched out and walked a few steps. But now she remains statuesque and I am worried about her! I’ve never seen one in my yard but the neighbor has a large resident desert/blonde. Have I id’d her correctly? Seems like this is a juvenile? Should I move her To somewhere safer? Is she overheated? I know only that they stay close to their burrow, and she is 20’ from any dirt. [/QUOTE]

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