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Warning as 'hordes' of tarantulas are set to swarm in five US states in mating frenzy
Daily Mail ^ | 7/29/2027 | OSHEEN YADAV

Posted on 07/29/2025 7:17:52 PM PDT by CtBigPat

Thousands of giant tarantulas are set to emerge from the ground in five states starting next month. Wildlife officials warned the hordes will appear in parts of California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas from August through October.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: california; colorado; kansas; newmexico; tarantula; texas
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To: KarlInOhio
I had a friend who was into hairy females.

He was a strange person.

81 posted on 07/30/2025 4:08:05 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin ( )
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To: Waverunner

Go back and look at how you spelled “Clint”
🤣

L


82 posted on 07/30/2025 5:01:53 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: FrankRizzo890

“Tarantulas. Why did it have to be tarantulas?”


83 posted on 07/30/2025 5:12:20 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: CtBigPat

What they do in Cambodia with tarantulas:

file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/66/06/57B3983D-859F-4185-9D5E-0213EC342DCB/IMG_2678.jpeg


84 posted on 07/30/2025 5:12:36 AM PDT by Chgogal (Voting Democrat is suicidal.)
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To: KarlInOhio

I LOLed!


85 posted on 07/30/2025 5:13:10 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: CtBigPat

A beautiful bunch of ripe banana
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)
Hide the deadly black tarantula
(Daylight come and me wan’ go home)


86 posted on 07/30/2025 5:15:03 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Tarantulas are mostly harmless. Mostly.


87 posted on 07/30/2025 5:16:48 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: CtBigPat
Who ya gonna call?

Mothra's Song

88 posted on 07/30/2025 5:17:59 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: CtBigPat

https://www.retreatours.com/eating-tarantulas-in-cambodia-the-good-the-bad-the-eight-legged/

Yummy!


89 posted on 07/30/2025 5:18:03 AM PDT by Chgogal (Voting Democrat is suicidal.)
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To: BradyLS

A Newt shout-out. Nice.


90 posted on 07/30/2025 5:21:30 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin ( )
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To: BradyLS

A Newt shout-out. Nice.


91 posted on 07/30/2025 5:21:35 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin ( )
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To: CtBigPat

Spiders... why'd it have to be spiders?


92 posted on 07/30/2025 5:28:15 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: equaviator

I think they’re virtue-signaling goggles.


93 posted on 07/30/2025 6:02:12 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: wjcsux
You don’t have to worry about them chewing up the furniture or crapping on the carpet.

I didn't know that they could be house trained. Do they go outside, or use a litter box?

94 posted on 07/30/2025 6:02:52 AM PDT by Colorado Doug
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To: CtBigPat

Some have beautiful “fur” I remember seeing a two-tone grey one with black legs that was just remarkable. It would have looked better on a horse though.


95 posted on 07/30/2025 6:05:07 AM PDT by Colorado Doug
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To: Colorado Doug

This is scary and mind-boggling! Just what will global warming do next??? I’ll go out this morning and burn a few old tires as a sacrifice to the Climate-Change gods.


96 posted on 07/30/2025 6:33:26 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp)
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To: Lurker

Head held down in shame.


97 posted on 07/30/2025 7:07:38 AM PDT by Waverunner (Torah! Torah! Torah! my favorite IDF radio code.)
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To: GSWarrior

Ok, ok! Don’t nag! 😜


98 posted on 07/30/2025 8:37:17 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Leaning Right

Lol... I saw that movie as a child and was traumatized by it. It took me years to get over fear of spiders.


99 posted on 08/01/2025 6:21:31 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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