Are there tarantulas in South Carolina?
Short answer
Rare records only3 open records, latest from 1940
Only as rare records. GBIF holds 3 open records of the tarantula from South Carolina, the latest from 1940, but there is no known population.
Where the records come from
- None
- 1 to 2 records
- 3 to 9
- 10 to 49
- 50 or more
Tarantulas across the US
- Lives here
- Rare records
- Gone
- Not here
How to recognize one
Tarantula Aphonopelma spp.
- Large, hairy, brown to black spider
- Lives in a burrow with silk around the entrance
- Males wander in late summer and fall looking for mates
Painful, rarely serious. Bites are rare and feel like a bee sting. The hairs on the abdomen can irritate skin and eyes.
Questions
Are there tarantulas in South Carolina?
Only as rare records. GBIF holds 3 open records of the tarantula from South Carolina, the latest from 1940, but there is no known population.
Where are the nearest tarantulas to South Carolina?
In Arkansas and Missouri.
What do tarantulas look like?
Large, hairy, brown to black spider. Lives in a burrow with silk around the entrance. Males wander in late summer and fall looking for mates.