I only wish more people felt like that... Unfortunately, we have WA-A-AY too many people moving to this fragile environment. Arizona is being loved to death...
Remember folks, Arizona has a lot of plants with thorns & critters that sting or are poisonous & the heat can kill you. Don't move here! Come visit our Grand Canyon & other scenic wonders & then return to your green, gentle lands...
From a native Zonie...
Happiness? I'd settle for being less annoyed!!!
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Originally Posted by BruceK
Note to self: Never move to Arizona...
My thoughts exactly.
Originally Posted by McMurdo
Well not something I'd want in my living room, oh and doesn't rarely mean sometimes?
My thoughts exactly.
Originally Posted by Retro Red
Aye, that's a fine speciman. I'd have been tempted to keep it as a pet.
Arizona tarantulas are pretty laid-back, docile & shy. You have to really work at getting them PO'd before they'll bite you.
The only problem I have with Arizona tarantulas is the company they keep - the Tarantula Hawk!
This is the wasp from Hell & let me tell you, it looks the part. First, for a wasp it's big, about 2-inches (50 mm) long & has this sinister, irridecent metallic blue-black body, with reddish antennae & bright orange wings, with long legs with hooks at the end - just evil looking! And their stinger is about 1/3-inch (7 mm) long & it's considered among the most painful of any insect! It's listed near the top of the list in Schmidt Sting Pain Index.
We've got plenty of tarantulas in Arizona & therefore, unfortunately, plenty of Tarantula Hawks!
You don't want to come across one of these!
Note to self: ANOTHER reason not to move to Arizona.
Originally Posted by BruceK
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