Texas Tarantulas

**Norman** · #11 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 12:13 AM

first of Sept the tarantula will be moving you can find them every where I caught one about the size of my hand took it to Mo. to my sister who teaches school they kept it in a tank and the kids would catch grass hoppers and feed the spider.
She asked me how long the spider would live I looked it up and they live up to 20 years so I had to take the spider home back to Texas I returned it to the place I found it. Only spider I've known that got a third grade education.
Horny toads are all over they would sit in the middle of the gravel roads eating ants fun to take a horny toad to a big ant hill kick the hill and turn the toad loose sort of like Godzilla in the movies
There is a fairly large lizard here that will get up and run on its hind legs funny to watch it go.
Roadrunner are common to see, once one got into my work truck that was a surprise heard something in the truck looked over my shoulder and stared nose to beak with the bird I got out of the truck and the bird did to. those birds are a little crazy.
Coyotes are common to see day or night go for a ride out into the country stop the Harley turn off the engine and you can hear them howling sounds like kids playing off in the distance.
I live where the deer and the antelope play and the skies are not cloudy all day home home on the deranged.

Michigan Mike · #12 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 12:10 PM

Here's a nother video of a Texas tarantula. The "terrified" kids put up a brave front.

Now I know why cowboys carry guns and sleep on their horses!

YouTube - Texas Tarantula

george_n_texas · #13 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 01:00 PM

Norman I delivered car tires to the Wal-Mart there and Dumas about 6 years ago...you is right if you are in Pampa you is either real bad lost or there is a reason you are there. Nice quiet town.

**Bikeguy Joe** · #14 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 05:50 PM

If I want to see tarantulas I can just go to my sisters house, she has a few and some other stuff like scorpions, ferrets, and a 10 second Nova.

Michigan Mike · #15 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bikeguy Joe

If I want to see tarantulas I can just go to my sisters house, she has a few and some other stuff like scorpions, ferrets, and a 10 second Nova.

Joe,
I gotta be sure ... what's a 10 second Nova? (Is that its 1/4 mile time?)
Mike

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**Bikeguy Joe** · #16 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 06:40 PM

Yes, my little sister (the one who got me to get my first tattoo, and got me to jump out of a perfectly good plane among other things) has a 71 Nova with a Pontiac 421 and a Turbo 400. It is an automatic, but still pulls the wheels when the light turns green. She has a room full of trophies from Thompson Drag Raceway, Norwalk Dragway 42 and a couple of others. She and her husband built it from a "parts car".

**Bikeguy Joe** · #17 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 06:41 PM

She has scorpions too, and some other weird stuff....like ducks.

Michigan Mike · #18 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by paul

i will stay here with the iguanas. them friggen spiders i do not like at all

Big lizards are way cooler than hairy spiders. At least you know when they're in the house with you.

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Michigan Mike · #19 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bikeguy Joe

Yes, my little sister (the one who got me to get my first tattoo, and got me to jump out of a perfectly good plane among other things) has a 71 Nova with a Pontiac 421 and a Turbo 400. It is an automatic, but still pulls the wheels when the light turns green. She has a room full of trophies from Thompson Drag Raceway, Norwalk Dragway 42 and a couple of others. She and her husband built it from a "parts car".

Novas are cool. I almost bought a 1977 brand new but ended up with a Malibu. Wish I had either one today!

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Michigan Mike · #20 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Norman

first of Sept the tarantula will be moving you can find them every where I caught one about the size of my hand took it to Mo. to my sister who teaches school they kept it in a tank and the kids would catch grass hoppers and feed the spider.
She asked me how long the spider would live I looked it up and they live up to 20 years so I had to take the spider home back to Texas I returned it to the place I found it. Only spider I've known that got a third grade education.
Horny toads are all over they would sit in the middle of the gravel roads eating ants fun to take a horny toad to a big ant hill kick the hill and turn the toad loose sort of like Godzilla in the movies
There is a fairly large lizard here that will get up and run on its hind legs funny to watch it go.
Roadrunner are common to see, once one got into my work truck that was a surprise heard something in the truck looked over my shoulder and stared nose to beak with the bird I got out of the truck and the bird did to. those birds are a little crazy.
Coyotes are common to see day or night go for a ride out into the country stop the Harley turn off the engine and you can hear them howling sounds like kids playing off in the distance.
I live where the deer and the antelope play and the skies are not cloudy all day home home on the deranged.

Norman,
You and George got my curiosity up so I just took a Google street tour through Pampa, TX and out Ranch Road 749. Wow ... there is a WHOLE LOT of acreage out there! The deer and the antelope have plenty of room to play. Three cheers for Texas!
Mike

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