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Tarantulas
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06/11/22 12:16 AM
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bigbob_ftw
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We average one or two a month. Outside I let them live, but inside or my garage nope. Anyone else get them?
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617406
06/11/22 12:17 AM
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NORML as can be
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Haven't see one in a very long time but we do have black widows.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617410
06/11/22 12:19 AM
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bigbob_ftw
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Haven't see one in a very long time but we do have black widows. I'd rather have the tarantulas.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617419
06/11/22 12:33 AM
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TexasKC
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I've seen one in the 8 years we've had this place.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617420
06/11/22 12:36 AM
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Michael W.
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Took this photos a few days ago. The first one I have seen in 2 yrs. around here.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617428
06/11/22 12:47 AM
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Jimbo1
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Haven't seen one in 50 years! When I was a kid had one crawl out from under the console tv while I was laying in the floor of the living room. I'll never forget that moment...scared me!
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617431
06/11/22 12:51 AM
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Stub
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Have not seen one in forever, it would get a pass from me even if it was in the house!
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617449
06/11/22 01:16 AM
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nak
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My daughter, on the West side of Ft Worth, is complaining about them this year. Their back yard has a bunch of terracing :eeks333 and she was seeing them evening and morning.
I told her I had several types of bug killers that might work, and she was free to give them a try.... but I clearly pointed out the bottle she would definitely be in violation of several laws in using.
She says the big a55 spiders are gone. I'm not sure what she used.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617453
06/11/22 01:23 AM
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Tbar
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We have them out at the ranch.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617454
06/11/22 01:25 AM
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CoyoteHill
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I see them all the time here in Odessa on the oil rig location and while walking the lease road every morning. Tarantulas, jack rabbits, doves, even been seeing horny toads....
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617459
06/11/22 01:32 AM
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Sailor
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Have not seen one in forever, it would get a pass from me even if it was in the house! Yep..They all get a pass. They are basically very gentle. It's the young ones, that cop a "tude" The older, gray haired one's are pretty laid back. I've been handling them, all my life. And I have never been bitten. But, you do gotta have some respect..
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617461
06/11/22 01:34 AM
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JimBridger
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I see them often at my ranch. I’ve seen as many as 5 in one day near my metal barn.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617472
06/11/22 01:49 AM
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Mike Honcho
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I remember when I was in the Permian and there would be a quick summer flash flood those things would come crawling out of the ground like in a movie. Pretty cool to witness
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617481
06/11/22 01:56 AM
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ntxtrapper
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They make great bass baits. They dance around on top of the water.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617508
06/11/22 02:18 AM
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Sailor
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They make great bass baits. They dance around on top of the water. Your ROI sucks...
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617509
06/11/22 02:18 AM
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JCB
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I have only seen a few in my life. Its about the only spider I wont kill. I cant even imagine the mess stomping one of those suckers would make. LOL
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617515
06/11/22 02:21 AM
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bagster
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Clint Eastwood sure knew how to kill them.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617518
06/11/22 02:22 AM
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Greg
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I saw literally thousands of them migrating and going across a road up at Eisenhower State Park. I was a kid camping up there and it looked like something out of a scary movie.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617537
06/11/22 02:37 AM
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rickym
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Haven’t seen one where I live, only saw them at grandpas place. We get black widows, got hit by one years ago under a pool skimmer lid. Was within 5 minutes if a hospital, got treated, and 2 weeks later you wouldn’t know anything happened on my hand. I believe it only hit with one fang though. My finger looked like a ballon for a couple days with lots of puss. Most spiders get a pass from me, but I kill every BW anytime I see one! I even kill the false ones cause I ain’t takin a chance again.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617545
06/11/22 02:44 AM
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Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617547
06/11/22 02:47 AM
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Sailor
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I'll do a "Mexican Hat Dance" on a BW or Brown Recluse... I got bit by a BR. It took nearly three years to heal.. It bit me right on the face. Between my ear lobe, and chin... It literally, rotted the side of my face off. I lost my job. My car. Had to sell my house. Moved in with my parents for two years. Until I could go out in public, without scaring the crap outta little kids... Even looking at a pic of one.. Makes me sick, to my stomach.
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617553
06/11/22 02:57 AM
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Greg
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Damn Sailor, that’s horrible
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617554
06/11/22 02:59 AM
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rickym
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I'll do a "Mexican Hat Dance" on a BW or Brown Recluse... I got bit by a BR. It took nearly three years to heal.. It bit me right on the face. Between my ear lobe, and chin... It literally, rotted the side of my face off. I lost my job. My car. Had to sell my house. Moved in with my parents for two years. Until I could go out in public, without scaring the crap outta little kids... Even looking at a pic of one.. Makes me sick, to my stomach. That sounds awful. I was very fortunate to be where I was when I got hit by a BW. Had I been further or hit by both fangs I’d have likely lost a finger!
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Re: Tarantulas
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#8617556
06/11/22 03:07 AM
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Nickbyrd
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Little boogers get a pass but that’s only cuz they don’t sound good when you squish em lol
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