Re: Monday Night Dinner? 6/02/2025

On 2025-06-06, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:

We have huntsman spiders but they're called "cane spiders" on this rock.
Americans aren't used to seeing big spiders so visitors are totally
terrified of them. The good news is that I haven't seen a cane spider or
centipedes around here in ages. My guess is that the chickens have wiped
them out. That's fine with me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaqVS9yC7hE

If that's a huntsman spider, it looks like a baby tarantula. I used to
let tarantulas crawl up my arm to impress my friends. The hardest part
is just to find them. They cross Nevada roads in the Fall.
Their bite is said to be akin to a bee sting, but my friends didn't know
that. Let them crawl on your arm. Don't monkey with them while they're
doing that. Everybody says "Wow!" when you're done.
Try it the next time you find a tarantula.
Conversely, I kill black widows as soon as I find them, or at least, the
females. There's a few in my garage, but they're behind heavy stuff.
One other thing, tarantulas don't scurry, they lumber.
Enough of me, for now. :)