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On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:39:18 -0700, Bill wrote:
wrote: On Jun 3, 2:13 am, wrote: This nitwit was playing why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road, as they often do, and finally ran over my shoe. They have a disconcerting habit of near-sightedly charging at you instead of fleeing:http://i16.tinypic.com/5z6l5y8.jpg This one reminds me of a nature break I took for about an hour while driving between L.A. and S.F. by a man made reservoir. I was just laying back and watching the clouds when I felt more than one something on my legs. Looking down at my legs I saw about 15 adult Tarantulas marching over my legs just like any other obstruction heading for where ever it was they were going. I got up and put my hand in front of one and he just walked over it like any other object. Migrating? All in all, an interesting but odd experience. Bill Baka The species in this country live in solitude. Another tall tale from Planet Baka. If you're going to bull****, Billy, at least try and make it entertaining. Like going down the highway at 120 doing one of your world famous wheelies and seeing a tarantula... no wait... make that a swarm of tarantulas, coming down both arms. |
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On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:42:52 -0700, Bill wrote:
* * Chas wrote: Carl, I thought you lived in Pueblo not Appalachia or the Ozarks. Put yer hand on the radio - now shake that snake... That looked like a prairie rattler, the kind that I accidentally ran over on my bike. I was surprised the first time I saw a tarantula run across the road in front of me. I had never known that they were native to the SW. Chas. They are in California and Arkansas that I know of. The California ones will let you pick them up and the ones in Arkansas will rear up for a fight. Completely different temperaments. Bill Baka Billy Baka, the Spider Whisperer |
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R Brickston wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:42:52 -0700, Bill wrote: * * Chas wrote: Carl, I thought you lived in Pueblo not Appalachia or the Ozarks. Put yer hand on the radio - now shake that snake... That looked like a prairie rattler, the kind that I accidentally ran over on my bike. I was surprised the first time I saw a tarantula run across the road in front of me. I had never known that they were native to the SW. Chas. They are in California and Arkansas that I know of. The California ones will let you pick them up and the ones in Arkansas will rear up for a fight. Completely different temperaments. Bill Baka Billy Baka, the Spider Whisperer ROTFL |
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wrote in message news On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:45:50 -0400, Luke wrote: On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:13:09 -0600, wrote: Some recent obstructions ... snip Great pics Carl. Were you riding through a preserve? Or does a casual ride through your neighbourhood involve such encounters with (to me anyway) exotic wildlife? Dear Luke, I just ride up the bike path along the Arkansas River to the dam at the Pueblo Reservoir, then up to the top of the ridge west of town on the highway: http://i19.tinypic.com/4kynamo.jpg I start and end at the tiny red tail on the far right. All the housing on the south side of the river is up on the bluffs. The houses on my side of town line the bluffs above the river, but there's practically nothing on the river bottom, so thirty seconds from my unremarkable suburban driveway I turn down a gully and am in the countryside, but still about four miles from the city limits. Technically, parts of the path are a riparian area, but the wildlife isn't too sure about the distinctions and happily wanders into traffic. Deer, foxes, and the occasional black bear or elk wander into the city, following the river. (No antelope--they prefer the open plains on top of the bluffs.) Beavers, muskrats, raccoons, badgers, rabbits, skunks, and prairie dogs are common. Oddly, I've never seen coyotes in my neighborhood, though I heard them singing this evening out by the reservoir. The only creatures that I noticed today were a crow, a hawk, and a great blue heron, none close enough to justify hauling out a camera. Cheers, Carl Fogel I've never seen pronghorns up that close except dropping down into Cheyenne on I80. They used to hang out along the freeway. Chas. |
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R Brickston wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:42:52 -0700, Bill wrote: * * Chas wrote: Carl, I thought you lived in Pueblo not Appalachia or the Ozarks. Put yer hand on the radio - now shake that snake... That looked like a prairie rattler, the kind that I accidentally ran over on my bike. I was surprised the first time I saw a tarantula run across the road in front of me. I had never known that they were native to the SW. Chas. They are in California and Arkansas that I know of. The California ones will let you pick them up and the ones in Arkansas will rear up for a fight. Completely different temperaments. Bill Baka Billy Baka, the Spider Whisperer Just for you, Bricky boy, just try to pick one up in Arkansas. Have a nice trip to the hospital. I'll be cheering for the spider. Bill Baka |
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Bill Sornson wrote:
R Brickston wrote: On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:42:52 -0700, Bill wrote: * * Chas wrote: Carl, I thought you lived in Pueblo not Appalachia or the Ozarks. Put yer hand on the radio - now shake that snake... That looked like a prairie rattler, the kind that I accidentally ran over on my bike. I was surprised the first time I saw a tarantula run across the road in front of me. I had never known that they were native to the SW. Chas. They are in California and Arkansas that I know of. The California ones will let you pick them up and the ones in Arkansas will rear up for a fight. Completely different temperaments. Bill Baka Billy Baka, the Spider Whisperer ROTFL You guys should get married. |
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On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:46:28 GMT, R Brickston
rb20170REMOVE.yahoo.com@ wrote: On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:39:18 -0700, Bill wrote: wrote: On Jun 3, 2:13 am, wrote: This nitwit was playing why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road, as they often do, and finally ran over my shoe. They have a disconcerting habit of near-sightedly charging at you instead of fleeing:http://i16.tinypic.com/5z6l5y8.jpg This one reminds me of a nature break I took for about an hour while driving between L.A. and S.F. by a man made reservoir. I was just laying back and watching the clouds when I felt more than one something on my legs. Looking down at my legs I saw about 15 adult Tarantulas marching over my legs just like any other obstruction heading for where ever it was they were going. I got up and put my hand in front of one and he just walked over it like any other object. Migrating? All in all, an interesting but odd experience. Bill Baka The species in this country live in solitude. Another tall tale from Planet Baka. If you're going to bull****, Billy, at least try and make it entertaining. Like going down the highway at 120 doing one of your world famous wheelies and seeing a tarantula... no wait... make that a swarm of tarantulas, coming down both arms. Dear RB, I've never seen such a thing, but I'll keep an open mind about lines or groups of tarantulas. "Groups of tarantulas are often seen in the evenings at Desert View, scuttling back into the warmth of the [Grand] canyon for the night." http://www.travelotica.com/travelgui...-rim-47220.htm "I live in the country and during certain times of the year you'll see a line of tarantulas crossing the highway." http://community.cookinglight.com/ar...p?t-27548.html The mass migrations in search of mates are well-known in Texas: "Exactly when male brown tarantulas go a-roaming seems determined by the weather. Their movements tend to occur after a rain in early morning or late afternoon. Mass sightings are rare but memorable. Arachnologist David Sissom of West Texas A&M University in Canyon recalls braking to a stop on Highway 385 just south of Odessa early one summer morning in 1986. 'There were hundreds of tarantulas crossing the road, all moving in the same direction,' he says. 'For 100 yards or so, there was easily a tarantula every meter or two. It was pretty incredible.'" http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/...988&issueId=70 Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:48:31 -0700, Bill wrote:
R Brickston wrote: On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:39:18 -0700, Bill wrote: wrote: On Jun 3, 2:13 am, wrote: This nitwit was playing why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road, as they often do, and finally ran over my shoe. They have a disconcerting habit of near-sightedly charging at you instead of fleeing:http://i16.tinypic.com/5z6l5y8.jpg This one reminds me of a nature break I took for about an hour while driving between L.A. and S.F. by a man made reservoir. I was just laying back and watching the clouds when I felt more than one something on my legs. Looking down at my legs I saw about 15 adult Tarantulas marching over my legs just like any other obstruction heading for where ever it was they were going. I got up and put my hand in front of one and he just walked over it like any other object. Migrating? All in all, an interesting but odd experience. Bill Baka The species in this country live in solitude. Another tall tale from Planet Baka. If you're going to bull****, Billy, at least try and make it entertaining. Like going down the highway at 120 doing one of your world famous wheelies and seeing a tarantula... no wait... make that a swarm of tarantulas, coming down both arms. None of these groups needs you, moron. I wasn't bragging about the big bad spiders, just a comment on something that happened while I was taking a 'car' break. At any rate I would rather a swarm of Tarantulas migrate over me than a herd of cattle. Go home to your mommy. Bill Baka Tarantulas migrate? What were these Army Tarantulas? Or perhaps a new sub-species of traveling Tarantula somehow related to the Monarch butterfly. |
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On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:49:41 -0700, Bill wrote:
R Brickston wrote: On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:42:52 -0700, Bill wrote: * * Chas wrote: Carl, I thought you lived in Pueblo not Appalachia or the Ozarks. Put yer hand on the radio - now shake that snake... That looked like a prairie rattler, the kind that I accidentally ran over on my bike. I was surprised the first time I saw a tarantula run across the road in front of me. I had never known that they were native to the SW. Chas. They are in California and Arkansas that I know of. The California ones will let you pick them up and the ones in Arkansas will rear up for a fight. Completely different temperaments. Bill Baka Billy Baka, the Spider Whisperer Just for you, Bricky boy, just try to pick one up in Arkansas. Have a nice trip to the hospital. I'll be cheering for the spider. Bill Baka Billy, just stick to your Spiderman comic books. |
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