Another Critter

[ARGOS]

I was pulling some old poly out of some bushes today and out came a friend. I would prefer this guy over snakes in the valve box.

[irrig8r]

Very cool. Some kind of tarantula?

[WalkGood]

He needs a wallet for his money.

[DanaMac]

It's weird, I don't freak seeing pics of that that one. it's the smaller spiders that creep me out more. But it still creeps me out.

It's kind of funny golfing at Walking Stick in Pueblo, CO and tarantulas are walking on the course with you. I don't venture off the fairways too much there.

[gusbuster]

Out in the valley, specially around the dairies, can see some big spiders that are some what colorful just a little smaller that what you see in the picture. Also, around Oakdale and Knights Ferry Landing you would run into similar, but smaller spider like you see in the picture.

[44DCNF]

If youd've unfolded the bill it would resemble a B movie scene..."The Giant Tarantula That Ate Washington"

[DUSTYCEDAR]

thats a big

[txgrassguy]

After living in Texas for nine years I have found out a few things concerning critters.
Scorpion stings hurt worse than a red wasp, tarantulas typically are quite docile and I should of divorced my ex quicker.
About the tarantula, I had one with a 6-7" leg span around my one house for a while. Did some web searching and found out the females are larger than the males, can live for quite some time and will retreat rather than attack.
From your picture that looks like a male sub adult tarantula. When/if you handle one just watch for the front legs waving as that is a sign the spider is become agitated.
The one that was at my house liked to sit on my slipper for some reason. I's be sitting outside enjoying more than a few cold ones, look down and see this big azzed spider just sitting on my right foot. Happened probably eight or ten times that year.
Danmed thing had a better disposition than my ex too.

[Waterit]

Danmed thing had a better disposition than my ex too.

From what you've posted about her, you shoulda married IT instead:laugh:

[Raven386]

wow. i cant deal with the small spiders. if i saw that i would probably be in a different state before i would stop running.

[DanaMac]

From what you've posted about her, you shoulda married IT instead:laugh:

I think he needs therapy. He sure makes cracks about his ex quite a lot. :) Was she closer to a black widow than a tarantula?

[Wet_Boots]

I think he needs therapy. He sure makes cracks about his ex quite a lot. :) Was she closer to a black widow than a tarantula?

more of a Brown Recluse
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[txgrassguy]

Boots, where did you find a pic of my ex?
And Dana, I don't need therapy - I need money as that $350K I lost is being felt.
I know I make a bunch of cracks about the ex, that's just how I'm wired.
And I miss that spider more than my ex too as at least the spider didn't try to shoot me four times.

[ARGOS]

If you want I will try to find the spider and mail it to you.

[Wet_Boots]

If you want I will try to find the spider and mail it to you.
"I will hug him and pet him and name him George"

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[Waterit]

::::Wonders if the spider puts out::::

[txgrassguy]

::::Wonders if the spider puts out::::

Some things are better left undiscovered.

[DanaMac]

Still doesn't beat the mouse or vole that was in the pipe right where I cut it, while the water was running. Nothing like smelling like rotten rodent for an hour or two.

[Wet_Boots]

::::Wonders if the spider puts out::::The spider's thinking the other way....

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[ARGOS]

Still doesn't beat the mouse or vole that was in the pipe right where I cut it, while the water was running. Nothing like smelling like rotten rodent for an hour or two.

That is really nauseating.

I was running wire under a house and I crawled into a dead cat. It didn't smell, but it was awfully gross. I pulled the cat out. The customer was glad to know what happened to buffy.

[Mad Estonian]

I was working in a department store stock room with an older lady (I was 18 or so). All of a sudden, there was this godawful smell, and we both looked at each other like "Did you do that?" Then I noticed the dead rat I had just stepped on. Stench lasted up there for weeks...

at least the spider didn't try to shoot me four times
And so, on top of everything else, she was a lousy shot?

[WalkGood]

I was working in a department store stock room with an older lady (I was 18 or so).



I thought maybe this was gonna be a really good story.....

:: queue up 1970's porno music ::

[Mad Estonian]

I thought maybe this was gonna be a really good story.....

Yeah, the dead rat stench kind of spoiled the mood. I did have a few girlfriends over my time at that store however, and that upstairs stock room did offer great privacy, though more often for sleeping off hangovers in the foam section :drinkup:.

[DanaMac]

I was working in a department store stock room with an older lady (I was 18 or so).

"Here's to you Mrs. Robinson........... "

[ARGOS]

Same job different Critter. This is the first Saturday I have taken off in a month, but I decided to check in at work.

Some of my kids were with me and they came running over and said they found a snake. Fighting the urge to tell them to just catch the snake I went and looked, sure enough a baby rattle snake. I didn't have a work truck so I used a pipe to cream it one.

The spider lived, but I wasn't going to let the baby rattler cruz around. I heard once that they cannot control the release of their venom?

[Mike Leary]

I heard once that they cannot control the release of their venom.

Sounds like a few on the forum.:rolleyes:

[Wet_Boots]

Sounds like a few on the forum.:rolleyes:Some of them even drive tin blimps.

[ARGOS]

Sounds like a few on the forum.:rolleyes:

All snakes eventually grow up and learn to control their venom.

[Mike Leary]

All snakes eventually grow up and learn to control their venom.

How long do snakes live?, I must be a late bloomer.

[ARGOS]

Ditto.

3 human years equals one snake year. I am an adolescent.

[ARGOS]

While installing an outdoor shower I found these friends in the insulation.

I felt bad given the spray, but alas the outdoor shower must move on...

[FIMCO-MEISTER]

And those are?

definitely not babes in bikinis.

[1idejim]

While installing an outdoor shower I found these friends in the insulation.

I felt bad given the spray, but alas the outdoor shower must move on...

black widows?

[ARGOS]

Bees of some kind. I have never seen a hive like that. Spent the whole day with stragglers trying to find the hive.

[1idejim]

Bees of some kind. I have never seen a hive like that. Spent the whole day with stragglers trying to find the hive.

i never either. argos.

i thought they looked like spider eggs.