“I also remember a lot of tarantulas growing up. They would cross the road by the thousands. We would catch them and put them in jars. Or just shoot them with a BB gun. I guess the fire ants have ruined them as well.”
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Don’t ever remember seeing a tarantula in the wild- which is ok with me. Frightened of spiders of all kinds even though some are harmless and even beneficial to the environment. :)
US 380 between Denton and Decatur used to be covered up with them in the 1970-1980’s.