Texans Warned To Watch For Swimming Tarantulas!
Oh they're great swimmers. They're so hairy that it gives them lots of buoyancy!
This post is for the lovely and gracious @whatisnew and her butterfly and insect Thursday. Yeah I know. I'm a day late and a dollar short like normal. lol.
Yeah we got more tarantulas here than we know what to do with. And they're increasing. Well shoot, they lay a thousand eggs at a time so what do you expect? lol. They love the climate here apparently so they're thriving.
There's so much pasture and grassland here and they love that and the warm climate. Lucky us. I'm sure they do some good like maybe they eat mosquitoes!
No, I just looked it up. They only eat large insects like crickets and grasshoppers. And sometimes the occasional cat. No I'm just kidding about the cat!
We got two main types here. The Mexican Red Knee:
And the plain old ugly Texas Brown Tarantula which grow to have leg spans of over 4 inches:
Experts are warning Texans that if they swim in a pond or lake to be on the lookout for them, especially with the increase in population. We got over a thousand people a day moving here and now we got tarantulas moving in too?
They aren't venomous, they just freak people out. It IS pretty creepy to see them swimming. It's more like they're walking on water. Check out this video:
Thanks for stopping by folks, God bless you all!
-jonboy
Texas
PS- I found a couple more vending machines that I find interesting:
This one sells different sizes of gold bars and also sells gold coins.
I assume they are in highly secure locations like 5 Star hotels. There's only 20 of them in the world.
Then this one, it's a great idea. They've sprung up all over Europe but some U.S. states don't allow the sale of raw milk.
Reminds me of an old tarantula story. Happy Saturday, @janton.
Howdy sir dandays! You're on my list to visit today. Hey you can't just say that about "the old tarantuala story" without giving us the story! I reckon there's lots of those in CA?
Ca, not so much. I've heard of on here and there back in my construction day's. Remember that article I put together from Costa Rica though where that big ol thing was in the bedroom?? Lol! It's not in anyone's bedroom anymore.
You ever notice how people are on one side of the fence or the other with spiders.. same with snakes. Seems to me people who despise spiders aren't bothered by snakes and vice versa. Well, Janton, I hate snakes!
I don't care if it's a 'kissin snake,' 'the worlds friendliest snake,' 'prolonged happiness snake,' don't care! What I’m trying to say is.. spiders don’t bother me. 😉
Great to hear from you again, Janton. Scratch his ears for me. 👍🏿
I'm on the same page with you sir dandays. Spiders are fine, snakes are creepy and they always surprise you!
I just checked out all of the engagement you got goin on this one article. I don't know much about real estate but that's a lot.
You lost me sir dandays, what real estate? I think you do know quite a bit about real estate. Whatch you talkin bout boy??
@janton. You ever heard a joke that needed to be explained but was still funny? 🤔 A lot, real estate, get it? Lot? ”I don’t know much about real estate but that’s a lot.”
Howdy Janton! I would love to take photo of one these beauties; good to know they are not venomous!
And raw milk and gold vending machine? Honestly, this world is insane, lol.
Howdy Miss Lena! you mean you wouldn't care if they walked all over you? That freaks most people out!
I'm glad the vending machines are entertaining. lol.
I said I would like to photograph them. That doesn't mean I want them to crawl allover me, lol. And yeah the vending machines are funny 😄
Ok well I had no idea, people are always surprising me in what their tastes are! lol.
Yikes man, that gives me the heebs and I ain't afraid of spiders!!
lol! If you were swimming you'd turn into a world record holder if you saw that coming toward you! I think it's creepy too.
It does look creepy. I think I would have a fit if I was in the water and one of them swum past!
lol..and I hope someone would get that on video!
Yikes! Creepy, hairy crawlies. Let them stay in Texas with that redneck gentleman.
lol! They say they are pouring into North Texas this year but I haven't even seen any yet. Maybe in the spring. I'll be startled when I see one though!
Would you squash them if you see one coming your way?
No sir Vincent. I kill all spiders just because I don't know if they are dangerous or not and because Mrs. J. hates them but if I saw a tarantula I wouldn't kill it because I know they aren't dangerous and they eat other small critters that are a nuisance.
Having said that though, if there were lots of em, they would make fun targets to shoot! lol. I mean we got too many of em anyway now.
Howdy Jonboy. I see. I was under the impression that tarantula are dangerous.
They say they aren't really a threat to humans because the aren't venomous BUT on rare occasions they can bite you and they said it just feels like a bee sting. But if you give them something to eat before you let them crawl on your head there shouldn't be any problems. lol.
I see. Thanks for the clarification. 😊
Yeah it's no problem with them unless you encounter like a thousand of them. Then you should just run like hell!
That's. Just. Wrong. Both the swimming tarantulas and the gold bar vending machine. What is the world coming to?
lol..howdy sir wwwiebe! I think the swimming tarantulas are super creepy too, I can imagine relaxing out in the lake and see a bunch of them coming, yikes! Not much stops them apparently.
I'm not sure why you need a gold vending machine but they must be making money!
Listen, go back to the history posts will ya. Swimmin' tarantula, now that's just too much.
lol..do you guys have them tarantulas over there? They could be swimming in that quarry!
No, we're a tarantula free zone. So don't go bringing any with you when you come over to visit;)
lol! But I will feel naked without my guns! lol. No snakes either though so you only have to worry about human snakes! Ok, as long as you protect me.
Ha! I just reread this and realized you were saying don't bring tarantulas with me, I was thinking you were talking about guns! lol. Yeah that would be bad to bring them because they'd take over the whole country and mess up the ecosystem.
Tarantulas are just downright creepy! I don’t see any in my neighborhood in Allen, Tx. My mama said there were tarantulas living in our firewood pile in El Paso, Tx when I was a kid. I was convinced they were so large they could chase me!! LoL, I was a big chicken as a kid, so I stayed far away from the wood pile! 😂
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ha! You had a good excuse to stay away, there are few things more creepy than a huge spider. Well, I say snakes are but huge spiders are a close second!
Oh my that is scary! I feel insecure if I would think there are tarantulas on the water surfacing....
Howdy there mers! I know what you mean. I think if I was out in the water when they showed up I'd suddenly be able to walk(or run) on water!
Lololol! Truth is , you´ll be able to make the impossible things become possible...
I like your attitude mers! Blessings to you and yours this weekend!
Thank you, you too my friend, have a nice weekend!
Okay. I'm going to have nightmares now from watching that video. I couldn't watch the whole thing. EW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, giant spiders, like no! Swimming giant spiders, definitely not! Nope. Not moving to Texas. Nope. I have to go stick my wet fingers into the light socket so I can forget I saw this post. Really cool post there Jonboy but ( shudder) nope.
lol! I'm sorry sqirrelbait, I didn't mean to traumatize you! I figured you'd be used to spiders, aren't they all over the woods? Not 4 inch ones I hope, but some good sized ones. They seem to be unstoppable, that's the scary thing.
Plus laying 1,000 eggs at a time. Next they may be headed North!
Spiders are all over the woods and I hate them. Giant ones - nope. Not for me. That is something that was nice about Northern NY mountains. Too cold for spiders most of the time. No venomous ones ever and certainly no giant ones. Kill ya cold in the winter though so I guess in the woods it's pick your poison.
I love the North for the fact that usually or much of the time it's too cold for snakes but I never thought about spiders! If you have to sleep out in the open then they could crawl on you when you're sleeping. I'd probably dream about that!
Hello, Mr. Janton! I Guess You can make a vending machine for almost anything you can sell.
Where are those tarantulas showing up in Texas?
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Howdy sir jiirizarry! Yes, next we'll have pet tarantula vending machines! Those spiders are really increasing in numbers all over North Texas where we are, like the top third of the state, not sure why.