While hiking through the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve Julie discovered this little guy:
I walked right on by. Almost stepped on it more than likely. After a few steps I heard the standard “Oh shit there’s a spider” alarm from Julie. Based on the decibel level I wasn’t expecting anything larger than what we usually encounter in our house. I was quite surprised to turn around and see a tarantula as large as my hand resting right by the path. Julie’s arachnophobia therapy must be working because she had a very reserved reaction and I was able to get both her and the tarantula in frame together….sort of:
I tried to return your text mesg, said it was not delivered, twice. That’s ok, I will keep watching the mail. Nice spider, keeping it for a pet ?? lol Have fun, Ronda said Hi
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This is hilarious! Nice job Julie! 😉
Wowza!
YES!!! Nicely done Joules!!! Remember: one spider in each country and you’ll be good-to-go in a year! 😀
By the way, that is a Aphonopelma seemanni or “Striped-Knee tarantula”. Like all tarantula’s it eats insects and it’s bite is no worse than a bee sting (unless you’re allergic). If you sleep outdoors don’t be surprised to wake up with one cuddled up with you. They like warm places at night. That happened to me frequently at Twentynine Palms.
Way to go Julie, nicely done! I would have set a record for running in the other direction!
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That is really amazing – getting Julie that close to a spider! I bet she grabbed a spider stick for the rest of the hike after that encounter! 🙂
Blech!!!! That thing is hauuuuuuge! You two are brave!
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It’s so pretty! I love the colors. (Julie — you look pretty, too).
Hey guys, glad to hear from you. Looks like things are still going pretty well. We just got to florida tonight, just in time from the looks of the Indpls. Weather forecast Your father needed a little break, I m doing a lot better now. Going to be here about a week, will have time to bug you even more. HaHa
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Glad you are out of the snow. Get some rest and relax in the sunshine. We have been hopping around a bit lately, but plan on being in one place for a while starting Friday night. You will see a lot more posts from us and I might have time to bug you too. LOL