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Old June 4th 07, 09:32 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:50:20 -0700, Bill wrote:

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.


What were you like before the lobotamy?
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Old June 4th 07, 09:35 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:15:33 -0600, wrote:

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


C'mon Carl, everone knows that Sissom is Bill Baka's mad uncle.
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Old June 4th 07, 10:28 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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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.


I don't know what they were doing but a bunch of them just walked over
my legs and paid no attention to me. Why there were a dozen or so, I
don't know, only that they seemed determined to get someplace.

"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:


That is a possible explanation. I was on highway 152 (the Pacheco pass
road) and stopped at an access to the new Melones reservoir, just to
kick back and relax after about 6 hours of driving. They appeared to see
me as a non threat and just kept marching. I thought it was strange
behavior too.

"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.'"


I had a dozen or so in a cluster of about 1 meter so it had to be some
kind of social event, maybe looking for mates. I know absolutely nothing
about spider rituals so I am not making any assumptions here.
Bill Baka

http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/...988&issueId=70

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

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Old June 4th 07, 12:05 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:28:25 -0700, Bill wrote:

wrote:
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.


I don't know what they were doing but a bunch of them just walked over
my legs and paid no attention to me. Why there were a dozen or so, I
don't know, only that they seemed determined to get someplace.

"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:


That is a possible explanation. I was on highway 152 (the Pacheco pass
road) and stopped at an access to the new Melones reservoir, just to
kick back and relax after about 6 hours of driving. They appeared to see
me as a non threat and just kept marching. I thought it was strange
behavior too.

"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.'"


I had a dozen or so in a cluster of about 1 meter so it had to be some
kind of social event, maybe looking for mates. I know absolutely nothing
about spider rituals so I am not making any assumptions here.
Bill Baka


Billy, did they have little Spidey suits on?
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Old June 4th 07, 02:03 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Jun 4, 5:28 am, Bill wrote:
I don't know what they were doing but a bunch of them just walked over
my legs and paid no attention to me. Why there were a dozen or so, I
don't know, only that they seemed determined to get someplace.


http://www.theonion.com/content/news...and_government


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Old June 4th 07, 06:44 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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R Brickston wrote:
On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:28:25 -0700, Bill wrote:

wrote:
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.

I don't know what they were doing but a bunch of them just walked over
my legs and paid no attention to me. Why there were a dozen or so, I
don't know, only that they seemed determined to get someplace.
"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:

That is a possible explanation. I was on highway 152 (the Pacheco pass
road) and stopped at an access to the new Melones reservoir, just to
kick back and relax after about 6 hours of driving. They appeared to see
me as a non threat and just kept marching. I thought it was strange
behavior too.
"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.'"

I had a dozen or so in a cluster of about 1 meter so it had to be some
kind of social event, maybe looking for mates. I know absolutely nothing
about spider rituals so I am not making any assumptions here.
Bill Baka


Billy, did they have little Spidey suits on?


Put your tin foil cap back on. You seem to be picking up some noise, or
is God speaking to you?
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Old June 4th 07, 06:47 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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bdbafh wrote:
On Jun 4, 5:28 am, Bill wrote:
I don't know what they were doing but a bunch of them just walked over
my legs and paid no attention to me. Why there were a dozen or so, I
don't know, only that they seemed determined to get someplace.


http://www.theonion.com/content/news...and_government


No ****????
It's in the Onion, a parody of a real magazine.
Geesh.
Bill
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Old June 4th 07, 07:09 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:27:46 GMT, R Brickston
rb20170REMOVE.yahoo.com@ wrote:

Tarantulas migrate? What were these Army Tarantulas? Or perhaps a new
sub-species of traveling Tarantula somehow related to the Monarch
butterfly.


Dear RB,

Yes, male tarantulas "migrate" in search of females, both singly and
in large, mindless swarms, which is one reason that they're so often
seen crossing roads:

"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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Old June 4th 07, 09:32 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:09:08 -0600, wrote:

On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:27:46 GMT, R Brickston
rb20170REMOVE.yahoo.com@ wrote:

Tarantulas migrate? What were these Army Tarantulas? Or perhaps a new
sub-species of traveling Tarantula somehow related to the Monarch
butterfly.


Dear RB,

Yes, male tarantulas "migrate" in search of females, both singly and
in large, mindless swarms, which is one reason that they're so often
seen crossing roads:

"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


Dear Carl,

While I don't dispute what Sissom saw, the article doesn't reveal
whether that occurance was normal, a rarity or even a one off.

RB
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Old June 4th 07, 10:06 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:32:10 GMT, R Brickston
rb20170REMOVE.yahoo.com@ wrote:

On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:09:08 -0600, wrote:

On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:27:46 GMT, R Brickston
rb20170REMOVE.yahoo.com@ wrote:

Tarantulas migrate? What were these Army Tarantulas? Or perhaps a new
sub-species of traveling Tarantula somehow related to the Monarch
butterfly.


Dear RB,

Yes, male tarantulas "migrate" in search of females, both singly and
in large, mindless swarms, which is one reason that they're so often
seen crossing roads:

"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


Dear Carl,

While I don't dispute what Sissom saw, the article doesn't reveal
whether that occurance was normal, a rarity or even a one off.

RB


Dear RB,

http://www.k6sgh.com/migration.htm

Cheers,

Carl Fogel
 




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