I know humans in other parts of this world will not understand the phobia that is now in process here in southwest Colorado, but I do and it strikes fear in my heart and causes me to stick a little closer to the inside of the house. To make it short, I am scared shitless of spiders. That fear is known as arachnophobia. Right now the Tarantula migration is in progress and if you think I am going to venture very far from this sanctuary I call home, you are sadly mistaken. I just watched a news cast that only adds fuel to my already Saint Vitus dance fear. The lady was explaining how the Comanche National Grassland is home to thousands and thousands of Oklahoma Brown Tarantulas'.
Now she explained how sweet they are. They are not really migrating, but they are looking for a mate and then they will hatch out a whole bunch more of these things. Their biggest enemy is a thing called a Tarantula Hawk. (That vision ought to make me sleep better at night.) The Tarantula Hawk is actually a giant wasp and it swopes down and paralyzes the spider, drags it to the burrow and lays eggs in it's back. It also feeds on the live, paralyzed spider for weeks while the eggs are hatching. Gross!
I have always been scared spitless of spiders and the list of which ones I am scared of more then others varies from which one I am seeing at the moment. I did see a Tarantula crossing the road up on 25th lane once. I did swerve to miss it, not out of compassion for the spider, but I was afraid the car would turn over if I hit it or worse yet if I straddled it, the thing might jump up on the crankcase and make it's way into my car and then there would be a lot more screaming going on! I am pretty sure that they creep around this house when I am not looking, but I am alright with that as long as they do not let me see them, but if one wants to wave his legs around there is going to be some blood curdling screams emitted from the depths of my soul. I do not know if they have ears or not and for the most part I really do not care.
My fear list begins with spiders and then comes centipedes, followed by snakes. Rabid dogs and bats are alright as are most birds. I do buy my insecticide by the gallon. See, all that stuff belongs outside and my two lower levels tend to be pretty much a toxic waste dump. I gave up my garden because I saw a snake under one of the squash plants. I am here to tell you people that I may not be normal, but I do love most of you and I am a compassionate person at times. That having been said, I shall start my day and see where it goes from here.
If you want to see the migration, you need to drive out to La Junta and head towards Trinidad. I will not be joining you.
Here is the link.
Now she explained how sweet they are. They are not really migrating, but they are looking for a mate and then they will hatch out a whole bunch more of these things. Their biggest enemy is a thing called a Tarantula Hawk. (That vision ought to make me sleep better at night.) The Tarantula Hawk is actually a giant wasp and it swopes down and paralyzes the spider, drags it to the burrow and lays eggs in it's back. It also feeds on the live, paralyzed spider for weeks while the eggs are hatching. Gross!
I have always been scared spitless of spiders and the list of which ones I am scared of more then others varies from which one I am seeing at the moment. I did see a Tarantula crossing the road up on 25th lane once. I did swerve to miss it, not out of compassion for the spider, but I was afraid the car would turn over if I hit it or worse yet if I straddled it, the thing might jump up on the crankcase and make it's way into my car and then there would be a lot more screaming going on! I am pretty sure that they creep around this house when I am not looking, but I am alright with that as long as they do not let me see them, but if one wants to wave his legs around there is going to be some blood curdling screams emitted from the depths of my soul. I do not know if they have ears or not and for the most part I really do not care.
My fear list begins with spiders and then comes centipedes, followed by snakes. Rabid dogs and bats are alright as are most birds. I do buy my insecticide by the gallon. See, all that stuff belongs outside and my two lower levels tend to be pretty much a toxic waste dump. I gave up my garden because I saw a snake under one of the squash plants. I am here to tell you people that I may not be normal, but I do love most of you and I am a compassionate person at times. That having been said, I shall start my day and see where it goes from here.
If you want to see the migration, you need to drive out to La Junta and head towards Trinidad. I will not be joining you.
Here is the link.
