> I've heard tarantulas are somewhat unpredictable as they use fuzzy logic.
lol very true and that fuzzy logic can really itch! One can get stuck with a "naughty girl", as Steve Irwin might say, even if one gets a normaly docile species. That's why I don't even plan on touching the thing until she and I get used to each other (after a couple of years, maybe) If I end up moving to TX, I'm definately getting one. Having a pet Tarantula living in your house in an aquarium where I know where it is can only be less worisome than the Scorpions that just wander in to my house that I won't even know about =-/ > & be careful *you* don't bite the roommate in the wrong place, or she might > spray you! Ben!!! You bad boy .. she isn't even an intern. A president has standards to live up to, you know? =-p > At 11:50 PM 8/8/02 -0400, you wrote: > >Sorry .. couldn't get a decent picture. I've read that if the spider is > >very hungry, or it's just in a bad mood, it may rush you if you touch the > >net. So, I was forced to keep the camera about 2 feet away. At this range, > >it was dark enough that the flash would go off when I took a picture. This > >left a picture of a completely white background with a black blob in the > >middle of it. Whenever I would shine a bright light directly on it, the > >spider would turn and look at me for a few seconds and then start to retreat > >back to its hiding place. It's very weird being stared at by one of those > >things. Finaly the batteries in the digital cam crapped out and I didn't > >have any spares. It's a shame too .. it was a very pretty, shiney black > >with 2 bright red dots on the back of its abdomen and a barely seperated > >"hourgalss" on it's underside. The heck with technology .. I was wishing I > >had a good 35mm at that point. :) > > > >We are experiencing drought conditions here in SC and Widows do sometimes > >come indoors if they can't find water. After reading what a bite from one > >of these things will do to you, I just couldn't take that chance. As much > >as I hated to do it, I had no choice by to spray it. Maybe if it dies out > >in the open, I will be able to get a better pic. > > > >Knowing my luck, the spray won't kill it, though and it will sneak in > >durring the night and have its revenge. =-/ I'm more worried about my > >roomate than I am me. If it bites me, at least I have a chance of feeling > >it and be able to get to the doc in a hurry. If it bites her in the wrong > >place, she won't even know anything is up until the symtoms start to kick > >in, which would mean she would have a rougher road to recovery .. yikes. > > > >I still want a Tarantula though :( But my roomie said if I got one, she > >would spray both of us. hehe > > > >P.T. > >----- > >Tarantulas for everyone, for a better tomorrow. ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
