--- title: Study Shows Tarantulas Run Faster in Warm Weather description: And now for the most terrifying science news of the day: a new study shows that tarantulas move faster in warmer weather. canonical: https://time.com/3768914/tarantula-fast-warm-weather/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-02T14:53:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T05:39:23.708Z article:section: Science og:title: Spiders Run Faster in Warm Weather, Study Shows og:description: And now for the most terrifying science news of the day: a new study shows that tarantulas move faster in warmer weather. og:url: https://time.com/3768914/tarantula-fast-warm-weather/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22767098b0d6cd59/69878667cd1bbae7b56f5fd4/tarantula.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: MEXICO-NATURE-TARANTULA og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Spiders Run Faster in Warm Weather, Study Shows twitter:description: And now for the most terrifying science news of the day: a new study shows that tarantulas move faster in warmer weather. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22767098b0d6cd59/69878667cd1bbae7b56f5fd4/tarantula.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Spiders Run Faster in Warm Weather, Study Shows > Sponsored content. 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Yuri Cortez—AFP/Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Apr 2, 2015 2:53 PM UTC And now for the most terrifying science news of the day: a new study shows that tarantulas move [faster in warmer weather](http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2015/04/spider-speed-increases-temperature-rises). A study published in _The Journal of Experimental Biology_ tested Texas brown tarantulas’ speeds in a variety of temperatures, [_Science Magazine_ ](http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2015/04/spider-speed-increases-temperature-rises)[from AAAS reports](http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2015/04/spider-speed-increases-temperature-rises). The hotter the temperature, the faster the spiders scuttled. Speeds at the warmest temperature tested—40°C (104°F)—were 2.5 times faster than speeds at the coldest—15°C (59°F). The reason for the spiders’ temperature sensitivity has to do with the fact that their eight legs are not controlled by muscles. Instead, a hydraulic fluid called hemolymph courses through the appendages to make them flex and extend, and the flow of the fluid is sensitive to temperature. 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