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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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