NTMN December Chapter Meeting – Tarantulas: SO Awesome!

Topic: We will discuss the general biology of tarantulas, variety, habitat, predation & defense, local species native to Texas, and threats to them.

SPECIAL NOTICE: In the spirit of the holiday season, NTMN is collecting food for needy seniors at TR Hoover, in the south dallas Ideal/BonTon community (one of our partner organizations).. Please use this link to sign up, and bring your donations to NTMN’s chapter meeting on December 3, 2025. If you can’t attend the meeting, please contact Ginger Greatens, and she’ll provide you with a drop off address in Preston Hollow or Old Lake Highlands. Thank you for your generosity! SIGN UP HERE 

Speaker: Erika Swyryn , Erica is a Parker County Master Gardener since 2019 and a Cross Timbers Master Naturalist since 2022. She has also been a member of NPSOT since 2012. She completed the Master Volunteer Advanced Entomology Training class through Texas A&M AgriLife in 2022. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington and she LOVES Inverts. She is also a Rescue certified scuba diver, cat foster, general science nerd….

 

Zoom Registration:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2lXPPbYiR72-V1Cew4QFZQ

If you are in the DFW area, join us in North Dallas at Dallas College Brookhaven Campus, Building H, Room 125.  (Brookhaven Campus map).

Schedule:
 6:30 Camera Roll and Socializing
 7:00 Introduction and Announcements
 7:20 Featured Presentation
 8:45 Adjournment

Bring Food and Snacks to share!

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