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Title: Tonight's nature spectical...
Post by: JJ on August 30, 2020, 09:44:00 PM
During MONSOON season, (July-August), the female Mexican Blond Tarantula cruises around looking for a mate.

Here is a beautiful example seen tonight.  This is only the second one I have seen this season.


(https://i.ibb.co/sPZ9VMX/IMG-2067.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sPZ9VMX)


She just needs to stay clear of the Tarantula Hawk (Wasp).  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
(...and you don't want to get STUNG by one of these!!!) :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:


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Title: Re: Tonight's nature spectical...
Post by: Ncdan on August 30, 2020, 09:56:24 PM
During MONSOON season, (July-August), the female Mexican Blond Tarantula cruises around looking for a mate.

Here is a beautiful example seen tonight.  This is only the second one I have seen this season.

She just needs to stay clear of the Tarantula Hawk (Wasp).  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
How big is she, say compared to a zippo lighter?


(https://i.ibb.co/sPZ9VMX/IMG-2067.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sPZ9VMX)

Title: Re: Tonight's nature spectical...
Post by: Dskjl on August 30, 2020, 10:19:12 PM
Living in Alaska, spiders are scarce, but we do have moose and bears and such, I’m not a fan of spiders, but respect your appreciation.   All that said I think I will stick with Alaska’s fury critters.
Title: Re: Tonight's nature spectical...
Post by: Sasquatch Jim on August 30, 2020, 10:42:23 PM
 Even in Alaska you are never more than 6 feet away from a spider,  Unless you are naked in a field of snow.
 Even then it is not always certain.  Now when you are in Antarctica you may not be near one unless you brought it with you.
Title: Re: Tonight's nature spectical...
Post by: Muzz on August 31, 2020, 04:06:21 AM
All that said I think I will stick with Alaska’s fury critters.

Are they fury creatures, furry creatures or furry fury creatures?  Asking for a friend... :wink:
Title: Re: Tonight's nature spectical...
Post by: Moto Vita on August 31, 2020, 08:06:18 AM
During MONSOON season, (July-August), the female Mexican Blond Tarantula cruises around looking for a mate.

Here is a beautiful example seen tonight.  This is only the second one I have seen this season.

She just needs to stay clear of the Tarantula Hawk (Wasp).  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:


(https://i.ibb.co/sPZ9VMX/IMG-2067.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sPZ9VMX)


 Cool!, I wish I could get over my lifelong Arachniphobia, just looking at your photo sends a shiver down my spine.
 A Mojave Green certainly gets my attention and commands respect, but it doesn't creep me out the way a harmless Tarantula does.
Title: Re: Tonight's nature spectical...
Post by: Guzzistajohn on August 31, 2020, 08:21:21 AM
I saw about 20 of those hairy suckers at the Okie campout one time. Kinda cool!
Title: Re: Tonight's nature spectical...
Post by: BrotherJim on August 31, 2020, 12:30:31 PM
Snapped a pic of this assassin fly (aka robber fly) on the roof of my truck on a camping trip yesterday here in East Central Indiana.  This one was about 1.5" long.  Leaves a nasty welt.


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Title: Re: Tonight's nature spectical...
Post by: old head on August 31, 2020, 12:48:17 PM

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Here is a small one that followed us around the other day.
Title: Re: Tonight's nature spectical...
Post by: JJ on September 01, 2020, 08:56:01 AM
Snapped a pic of this assassin fly (aka robber fly) on the roof of my truck on a camping trip yesterday here in East Central Indiana.  This one was about 1.5" long.  Leaves a nasty welt.


(https://i.ibb.co/qCbWLq1/IMG-3057.png) (https://ibb.co/qCbWLq1)


In the summertime, where I grew up in upstate NY, (Mid-Hudson Valley), we used to go swimming at a local lake and swim 25 yards out to a floating raft and lay in the sun.  The horsefly's out there were the size of a quarter and gave quite a nasty BITE and a large welt!! 

We never could stay out there for long.  They were quite nasty! :shocked: :rolleyes:


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