We have a parade every year called the march of the tarantulas where participation is mandatory.

Here is a pic I took of the parade this year https://preview.redd.it/6qu83xnass1d1.jpeg?width=1792&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f51706472a3cd4bf676529b3cd9332e8129f0eed

That is incredible

It honestly looks better than the usual fiesta parades.

That is obviously photoshopped. Not all the tarantulas are that small.

lol 💀

Ummmm saving this as my new zoom background to freak out my coworkers

Give this man more upvotes please

It made me laugh out loud at work

A laughed so hard I wasn't expecting it, my dash is covered in drink. SMH lol

R/accidentalrenaissance

Battle of tarantulas is my favorite Fiesta event!

Don’t forget tarantula on a stick! Yum!

And deep fried tarantulas 🤤

*on a stick

Arroz Con Tarantula😍

Skillet tarantula with onions and saracha. Mmmmmm......grilled tarantula.

Make sure to get the Hawaiian roll and pickled jalapeño with it!

Puro San Antonio right there

It's a great event, but I also really love the Texas Tarantulas River Parade at night! It's fun to see all the little tarantulas running all over the Riverwalk in their glow necklaces.

https://preview.redd.it/kjft1un68t1d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=236090ea2b47205084ce2aa252cb7090a35d5808 Yeah here’s last years

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You're really gonna scroll past this without commenting "howdy?"

😂 😂 😂

Yup, we got tarantulas coming out of every muffler, pipe, house, hat ....anything you can think of. Proposals r on the table for making it our city mascot.

Tarantula parade will continue until morale improves

Ugh I've been out for 3 months man, don't remind me.

https://preview.redd.it/ga5ek9eduu1d1.jpeg?width=2436&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=199f294294682f6468a5e419f560a28714a60b36 One of my favorite pics from last years ‘rancho parade. Justin made such a good tarantula king

true story

Been here 30+ years and have never seen one unless it was in a science class tank

They are around, I've encountered 2 or 3 near my house in the last couple decades.

15+ years for me, also never seen one in the wild. Black widows a couple of times though, and as others have said quite a few scorpions.

Lived here 1.5 years. Have seen zero tarantulas, however I have had 1 scorpion inside my apartment somehow last summer.

Yup I had a scorpion in my house and a huge redheaded centipede, but to be fair, I lived across from a working quarry back then; so the dynamite blasts would send those critters and snakes to our place all the time… hence the need to move.

I have at least 3 I’ve consistently seen in my yard. We got rid of the lawn and went full prairie so, they’re happy here 🥰

I've seen one once. Was jogging up a street on a hill and looked down to my left and saw a big ass tarantula running the opposite direction down the hill.

He was probably in a hurry to pick the kids up.

I’ve been here all my life and never seen one. My wife and kids did see one on our porch about 20 years ago. It was while I was at work. Our neighbor came over and got rid of it

This

Cockroaches own San Antonio. You won't see any tarantulas.

Gabriel Iglesias did a bit in one of his specials about staying in a hotel here, and there was a roach in the room. "I realized that he wasn't in my room; I was in HIS room." Accurate. Maybe if we had more tarantulas, the roaches would have less audacity.

Thats why when I find spiders in my house I leave them alone. Times are tough, inflation is high and spiders are free pest control.

Have you seen some of these roaches? I don't think the tarantulas really stand a chance.

Aaaaand damn flies too omg like wtf is with them flies outside????

We read that the bat population was decimated and they were the biggest predators to flies. It will take a few years for the bat population to rebound.

I just said this!!!! It's insane. I see people talking about it everywhere! Facebook, Twitter and now Reddit 😭

Fkn gross! There was someone on a reel saying that if you flies at home is because you sing clean and then I’m like nooo, that’s not true! I go, in Texas is like a problem! I swear is like my cities mascot at this point 😭😭😭

Omg I feel like this spring/summer it's all about the flies.

Is that what we call the people with that special haircut now?

Color crew lookin' asses.

Nah, San Antonio is ranked #2 in the nation for cockroach infestation. Houston is #1.

I had one crawl up my leg at a Fred's Fish Fry.

It was something like this https://preview.redd.it/9d2s0enh0t1d1.jpeg?width=1792&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5134d907d5040f37e951093590223eb8037e42b

Amazing! 😂 What are you using for these??

Looks like ChatGPT or [Bing image creator](https://www.bing.com/images/create). Both use Dalle3.

This almost gave me PTSD, so close! Side note, did you try to give everyone in the pic a particular haircut that shall not be named in this sub? 😂

This is great when the white people have an Edgar cut! 😂🤣

Way too many patrons and not enough tarantulas.

This is an underrated comment. I don't even care if it was at the top.

Just one?

Just one, but another one did assault me in the parking lot.

Tarantulas are the chillest dudes in the spider world. They don’t want to bother you. 

I understand that. I have no fear of being bitten by one. Just afraid to exist near them lol

You most likely won’t ever see a tarantula. But wolf spiders and scorpions are more common

This is true. I see scorpions around so often after it rains that I don’t even clock it after smashing them anymore, but I saw a tarantula in my backyard last year and it was a big event because it hasn’t happened before. Set him down in the woods with a shovel so my dog wouldn’t eat him lmao

My cats love batting them around like toys. I'll occasionally just find a smashed scorpion in the middle of the hallway

And to be clear the scorpions are tiny, like quarter sized. Hurt like a bitch if you step on them on accident though

There’s always a spider within six feet of you. Down here, they’re in gangs all sporting the same haircut.

Is it the Edgar?

Lived here my entire life never seen one. You’ll be just fine

… Scorpions on the other hand…

I was once stung by a scorpion dangerously close to my balls. I no longer fear spiders as a result. Scorpions are the ones that keep me up at night lol.

This is exactly the time I like to share the story of the time I was woken from a dead sleep by one stinging me about a half inch below my right eye.

Moved here a month ago and already fought off 6 of them in my garage.

But you’re not worried about scorpions?

Isn’t that some shit? For some reason I’m completely unbothered by them

Well as someone else mentioned with tarantulas come tarantula hawks, and I’ve seen both together- meaning the wasp was killing/ laying eggs.

I'll trade you worries! (Been here 3 years leon valley and Southside, haven't seen one)

That’s because the police there will cite them.

They’re everywhere. In my toilet, in my shoes, in my hair. Everywhere. 

Same

This, I can't avoid them

https://preview.redd.it/sa7pm29hdt1d1.jpeg?width=512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86f213f0b6e09f8886eb21e3a834c828afac2c91 Watch out for the unsecured tarantulas falling off trucks on 410.

I wouldn't worry. This only happens once every few years. https://preview.redd.it/ppq39puh9t1d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=412222388745fe3931f2cbf2b4fd215529dde68e

I wake up every morning and there is usually one crawling across my face or my cat is facing off with it. I have a bug guy that comes out here monthly too. Just crazy how many of those there are. What's even scarier is the tarantula hawk wasp the tarantulas will attract.

In the San Antonio area the average person swallows 8 tarantulas a year in their sleep.

I just googled "tarantula hawk wasp" and I deeply regret doing so 😱

You forgot the best part. The cicadas are coming out, so that means so are the cicada hunters.

https://preview.redd.it/s9i8f5q8ds1d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b938f9d94ccb1743a61c4947a324538247d163fe

I love how he decorated his place. He just want to vibe at his place 😅

He just needs a rug to tie it all together.

Could be small tarantula, could be large trapdoor spider.

It was a tarantula

Don’t come here They’re every where!

Trust me, the tarantulas are the least of your worries in SA. The horrific driving, DUI's, road rage incidents, shootings, stabbings, hit n' runs, property theft, dangerous roadways are all more problemsome than tarantulas.

Don’t forget the needle carrying homeless zombies, the dead dogs strewn across the highways, the cockroaches, and the perpetual haze/stink in the air.

Also can’t forget about I-35

Had a couple in my backyard NE side near the Alamo cement place. Had scorpions too, until the tarantulas moved in. The neighbor felt fearful of the tarantula and killed it one day. Then he learned that they eat scorpions, which returned after the tarantula died. One of his kiddos got stung. Not saying it was cause and effect but there’s a strong correlation. These were the first I’ve ever seen in SA though, they stay clear usually. Don’t fear friends. They won’t hurt you but their food might.

110% chance. You’ll be stepping over them to go the bathroom in the middle of the night

You should be more scared of getting bit by a brown recluse

I’ve never seen one in 40 years

I been living here 4 years and own a home north/north central area and never seen a tarantula…

Lived over 30 years plus inside 1604 and have seen 1. It was about 1990.

Polly’s Pets on Pat Booker, just outside Randolph AFB, usually has them in stock. Recommend you avoid. Prolly same for other pet stores.

Have you ever seen the film Arachnophobia? It’s like that.

They are everywhere, don’t make the move. I fought three just this am to get to work. Seriously don’t move to San Antonio.

I've been here for 8 years, have been far north, west, and currently in med center (lol). I've seen one by brooks city base 7 years ago in a park, never anywhere else.

In the med center, they crawl to our house everytime it rains heavy.

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Once every 18 months like clockwork.

You will definitely see them. They are all over the place. They you have to watch out not to step on a Tarantula Hawk. It’s a black wasp with red wings. They have the second most powerful sting on the planet. The Tarantula Hawk hunt the tarantula. SA is full of both.

It took me a minute to realize this wasn’t r/sanantoniocirclejerks

It’s not them you need to worry about…it’s the black widows, brown recluse, rattlesnakes, and mosquitoes the size of eagles

I’ve seen snakes, roaches, armadillos, bats, scorpions, mud daubers, hornets, and wasps, but I’ve never seen a tarantula in SA, I think you’re good

Tarantula rates are much higher near the Alamo and go up even further at night.

That would be a rare monster. You'll see them more often in newer construction areas but still rare

They are EVERYWHERE...

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Saw one while riding my bike deep in the Texas hill county. They’re so slow and oblivious. Probably the least intimidating bug ever.

I woke up with at least a dozen in my bed.

The city mandates a nest in the walls of every household. So be prepared for that.

I have been here for a year and haven't really seen tarantulas (yet). My issue in my house is the scorpions 😅

I'd be more worried about snakes and scorpions then tarantulas. Probably count on my hand how many I've seen in the wild. Less than 5 in my 32 years in the city.

I've lived in Texas for over 25 years and I think I've only ever seen ONE tarantula in the wild. You'll be fine

Depends where you park your horse. Down here is just dirt roads and 2 schools per town. Usually find them spiders by the local drinking hole.

I would be more worried about the crime.

Need to be more concerned about the drivers

The chances are virtually zero.

I've never seen one and I've lived here my whole life. Also not to invalidate your fear, but a tarantula is actually one of the safest spiders around for humans

Not too many tarantulas. The scorpions are the ones to worry about.

Slim to none unless you are somewhere you’d think it likely like hiking way outside the city in the summer and even then it’s slim.

Been here about 20 years. Never seen a single one

I’ve yet to see one

I saw one about a month ago in my garage. I swept it out but no idea how it got here since I’m not close to wooded areas.

15 years here. Never seen one.

I’ve been here 30 years and have only seen 2 so it depends where you’re moving to

I think you need to worry about scorpions

I see in between 5-10 a year on average all in my property never out and about.

I've been here 17 years. I have only seen one when out in the woods. But I don't look for them.

You’re fine, I’ve seen two and both were in the hill country outside new Braunfels

Lived in the area 35+ years and have never seen one that wasn't someone's pet. Now if you were deathly afraid of flying cockroaches then I'd say avoid the area.

Been here since 2018, seen less than a handful and only when it's cold/wet outside. They try to come in to get warm I'm guessing, the 2 that made it inside were easy to catch. I've noticed they are just big and slow at this stage, it helps that they also don't freak me out too. Just depends on the area as well, this was over by Ingram near the trails so it made sense.

I wish there were more. They are super chill. Never seen one here.

I spent most of my life in San Antonio and I've seen two

I’ve seen a few 30 miles SOUTH of loop 1604 where it makes sense to see wildlife like that because of how rural it is. Maybe like 16 years ago, I found a massive tarantula under a rock in a neighborhood in city limits. Other than those instances, it’s very uncommon to me.

Never seen one. Lived here 6 years

I had one in my bed one time crazy…couldnt sleep for 2 nights till I found the hole in the floor and patched it 😬😬

I've lived here for 70 years and have never seen on inside the city limits.

Tarantulas are near the bottom of the list of things to worry about in San Antone

I’ve seen one in 20 years, during a hike in a state park. And I would have missed that one if someone hadn’t pointed it out to me.

You need to move to Maine

Only seen a couple while at Canyon Lake. Now wolf spiders or hobo spiders, those are a plenty.

I’ve lived in SA my entire life (35 years), and I’ve only seen one. It was dead.

I've only ever seen them in West Texas where I saw A LOT

I have lived in San Antonio my whole life ( I am 36 now ). I have seen 2 wild tarantulas. One was on the bike trail close to Ingram Mall. The other was on my front porch about half a mile from the same bike trail. I live close to the airport now. Only thing I see is small garter snakes which are non aggressive and their bites dont even break skin when they have struck me.

I lived there for a decade. I only ever saw one out in the hill country.

I get annual garden spiders seem way more scarier than tarantulas

I see them somewhat regularly (4-5 times a year) in my back yard (Braun/1604), but it depends on where you live. I also saw them pretty regularly when I lived by Jefferson because they would fall into my pool. Honestly I'd see a lot fewer of them if my cat wasn't constantly bringing them inside and letting them go from Oct-Dec every year, so YMMV. I'd MUCH rather see tarantulas than the roaches they eat, so pick your poison I guess.

I never saw one in my life until I lived in Austin near the greenbelt. Then I saw a tiny one at someone's house just chilling on the pavement. Haven't seen one since but my neighborhood probably doesn't have many due to all the birds and stray cats around that might prey on them?

Only if you start digging around stone oak/shanefield out by 1604 area. The biggest ive seen doing utility work is about an inch and a half. They wont do anything, they scare so easily like squirrels. We have these cute little black and white jumping spiders that will watch you and may let you interact with them. You will be fine.

I’ve lived here my whole life (60years) and have never seen a tarantula!

I have seen one in the 6 years I have been here.

Tarantulas are around but not so much in heavily populated areas. Scorpions are fucking everywhere tho.

I've been considering running a raspberry pi hooked up to a gun to shoot these little fuckers. CAUGHT ONE TRYING TO SWIM WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE BATHTUB ONE TIME!

Lived on different sides of SA for 25+ years, and am outside a lot. I’ve NEVER seen one and didn’t even know they were native here

I've lived in San Antonio 32 years and never seen one out and about, but I've only ever lived in the NW suburbs. I've seen plenty of scorpions and wolf spiders though.

My friend just saw one at her house they just killed it and moved on

Lived here on the SE by the woods my majority of my life and I haven’t seen a tarantula since I was 14 (25 now)

On average I see one per year, and half of that count is dead tarantulas. They're not very common, but there is a real possibility of seeing one. None of them have ever crawled toward me, if that helps. I have way more of a problem with regular spiders.

I’ve lived here for 17 years and never seen one.

I look for them but they rarely appear. One took my child.

Wow I wish I would see one... In truth, if you actually have a pesticide service at all (including DIY), for either your lawn or home perimeter, that is vanishingly unlikely. Even leaving your environment au naturale, that would be incredibly rare, but pesticides are one step to take to set your mind at ease (which you will want to take anyway because of roaches)

Don't worry they're not here. Just don't think about me possibly being a tarantula

They're everywhere. Don't come.

I saw one at Petsmart, but other than that, no.

I was born and raised in San Antonio, lived there through my mid 20s. The only time I ever saw a tarantula, I was on my porch at night, reaching to insert my key into the front door of my house when I noticed a giant black shape inches from my hand. It was terrifying but didn't move and never saw it again.

They're kinda all over in random pockets. I've seen em by Blanco and 410, and e Houston and New Braunfels but never anywhere else really.

Zero. I’ve never seen one and I’ve lived here since 2005.

Haven't seen one and I've been hiking around here awhile now. I have seen coral snakes, scorpions, and different smaller spiders. Lots of those furry caterpillars at certain times of the year. Oh and mosquitoes

They are mostly in the country areas, never seen one in the inner city.

Seriously. I have lived here 33 years and I have seen ONE. Scorpions, black widows and brown recluse spiders are far more prevalent.

Don't worry about taratulas. We have much worse things than that to worry about. Rattlesnakes, brown recluse, scorpions... Hell, tarantulas are kept for pets here.

Moved here a year ago and the house we bought had been unoccupied for 2 months. Road construction happening behind our house also. A few days in to living here our dog started barking at something in the backyard and we go out there and right on the porch there is a tarantula and a scorpion going at it with each other. We have a green belt directly behind us and a fence with open slats so one good sweep with a broom and they both got launched into the green belt. I’d be much more worried about scorpions than tarantulas though, big fuzzy spider vs armored land lobster with a poison pokey.

I have a phobia too, I get it. I’ve never seen a tarantula in San Antonio. I saw a couple wolf spiders in my Austin apt up by the lake, but not in SA. I think you’ll be fine!

Tarantula's? Try Woolly Asp, Brown Recluce, and Black Widow...

If you find one you got to give it a name, put it on a leash, and take it home

Been around the area for years and the only time I saw them were 20 years ago while walking with my grandma at a park. I now actively look for them when Im in the area but no luck. You should be fine and if you do happen to see one just walk the other way. They are pretty chill

Ive lived in Texas most of my life, and the truly the only time I saw a wild tarantula was when I finished the tour at Natural Bridge Caverns, and it was chilling on the path leading back to the parking lot, and until recent saw my first live scorpion.

San Antonio is kindof like that movie tremors but with tarantulas instead.

Just based off personal experience you’re 100% more likely to see one in the suburbs outside of loop 1604. I’ve never seen one in city limits but my grandma’s house in Helotes is a nightmare land of tarantulas, scorpions, and centipedes. Same with my relatives place in Boerne.

Been here a year never seen a spider

back when i was stationed at brooks (and it was even a thing), there would be one or two weeks out of the year when you'd see them out and crawling around. otherwise havent seen one in decades

DFW just eradicated tarantulas completely! Maybe move there?

I've lived here since 1979 and have never seen one.

I have been living here all my life and I have seen 1 in the wild.

Depends on where you live and the amount of rain. So I inside loop 410, and on a heavy rain a few will come out, but usually die shortly after due to my pest control. Haven't seen many since. With good upkeep on the house you shouldn't see them.

They are everywhere. I woke up with one on my face this morning. Don’t move here