Fun in the country

[Todd Burch]

I've caught two of these in the last 2 weeks. Seems to be a lot of mature males walking around.

This one I caught today.

263449

Caught this bad boy (Aphonopelma Anax.) a couple weeks ago. I mailed him to Auburn to get studied. The one above will get mailed too.

263448

[Peter Pedisich]

I'll stay on Long Island, thanks. Crowds, rudeness, high property taxes... but no spiders like that!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

We saw those occasionally when I was stationed at Kingsville, TX in the '70s. I was amazed how docile they were. We would find them inside a building on base and carry them outdoors and release them.

[David Weaver]

Nice spider. I don't think we've ever seen anything bigger than a wolf spider up here. Got one off the wall in my apartment back when I was single, wouldn't know if they're aggressive or not but they can book it high speed when they want to.

[Chris Padilla]

I've caught two of these in the last 2 weeks. Seems to be a lot of mature males walking around.

This one I caught today.

263449

He comes with his own quarter? I think I might have found myself a new hobby! :D

Now to search for one who comes with his own silver dollar....

[Todd Burch]

No, Chris.... I caught the Quarter! Duh!! I'm up to 50 cents now.

[Jim Matthews]

He comes with his own quarter? I think I might have found myself a new hobby! :D

Now to search for one who comes with his own silver dollar....

Dang! Beaten to the joke!
Curse you, Buckaroo Banzai!

[Paul Saffold]

I had to look it up since I'd never heard of it.

From Wikipedia: Aphonopelma anax, commonly known as the Texas tan tarantula, is a species of spider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider) belonging to the family Theraphosidae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theraphosidae). The spider is very desirable as a pet, due to its docile nature. Like most Aphonopelma species, it has a very slow growth rate. The Texas Tan is one of the largest tarantulas found in the United States, as it commonly reaches a leg span of 5 inches at full maturity, and sometimes reaches 6 inches.

[Rick Potter]

I don't know if it is an old wives tale, but I have been told that if you catch one, there will probably be another one in the same area within 24 hours. I didn't believe it, till it happened to me, about 10 years ago. Caught them in a bucket and took them out to a field. Good sized ones too.

Rattlesnakes are a different story. I have caught at least a dozen, mostly at work, some near home. They passed away. Snake sticks are your friend.
Rick Potter