There are over thirty different kinds of tarantulas in Arizona, and along with rattlesnakes and scorpions, they instill more fear during a close encounter than any other local critter. In the deserts of the Southwest, late summer is mating season, so it's not difficult to find males leaving their burrows in pursuit of females. Unfortunately, most of us find them flattened victims of busy human traffic on the roads and sidewalks they have to cross en route to their love nests.
A short distance from the deserts, Prescott has a similar tarantula season, and I was lucky to find an individual slowly crossing a neighborhood street. I diverted an oncoming car, but I was afraid to approach the three-inch long arachnid too closely. But it turns out that the venomous spider's bite is sometimes painful but is not fatal to humans. While he might look scary to most of us, our fast vehicles and heavy feet are far deadlier.
A short distance from the deserts, Prescott has a similar tarantula season, and I was lucky to find an individual slowly crossing a neighborhood street. I diverted an oncoming car, but I was afraid to approach the three-inch long arachnid too closely. But it turns out that the venomous spider's bite is sometimes painful but is not fatal to humans. While he might look scary to most of us, our fast vehicles and heavy feet are far deadlier.
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