Posted on 08/05/2017 7:41:35 PM PDT by ETL
My internet connection is extremely slow here so just go to YouTube and search “spiders on drugs” for more explanation of the phenomenon.
My brother has a pet one. She sleeps in a coconut shell. He feeds her crickets. He’s had her for many years. They can live to be quite old. I believe she is a Chilean Rose.
Lord have mercy twice!!!
According to the story, the tarantula was very cooperative about being captured, probably because all the screaming was scaring him LOL.
Tarantula: http://youtu.be/fYAlB1Kxayc
July, and August are the months each year we see Tarantulas. Some years we get eight to ten such visitors here at the ranch. They are fun.
It was in their Science section. They have several other sections on their site, including:
Politics U.S., Opinion, Business, Entertainment, Tech, Science, Health, Travel, Lifestyle...
Each one of these is further broken down. For example, under Science there is: Archaeology, Air & Space, Planet Earth, Wild Nature, Natural Science, Dinosaurs
Did he use a pitcher of Helen Thomas to turn it to stone?
Best TV series evah...
Probably a three inch male that boasts of being four inches.
...The tarantula is described as being a three to four inch male.
So it wasn't really a giant tarantula, it was just a normal tarantula.
In other words, a teenage girl sees a spider in her kitchen, screams, and Fox News runs a story about it. Did I miss something?
Thats a very black one. Around here we got grey ones and all.
You all might know that a black widow will, and can kill them.
They are also prime prey for the famous tarantula hawk. Wich has one of the top most painful stings in the world if messed with.
I usually pick the tarantulas up and put them outside after I stick my foot out at them to see if they are ornery or not. They got these hairs on their belly they kick at you and those hairs are like burn nettles. I guess the bite isnt that bad, dont care to find out though.
Clickbait journalism.
The type of story friends like to share on one another’s facebook wall shortly before bedtime.
We used to have resident large wolf spider living in our house, he grew to be the size of a small tarantula. He was very peaceful and he kept the cricket population under control. We named him Wolfgang. He would occasionally startle me, but he was like a member of the family.
i hate wolf spiders.
Had a crazy Indian (American) buddy in the Marines. Liked to go out and find tarantulas, etc. Never got bit until one fell off his hand and broke a leg. Bit him when he picked it up.
Crazy bastard would go find scorpions and let them run around on the barracks deck.
described as being a three to four inch male...
Must have a tough time getting dates :)
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