Saw our first tarantula yesterday. No, not at home; next to the aerial tramway in El Paso. It was waiting in line, as if to buy a ticket.

The park ranger said that it was a Mexican brown tarantula, and was in a more public place than usual as this is their mating season. It wasn't as big as the ones they scare us with on TV, but it looked plenty serious. Luckily, their bite is just like a bee sting, according to the ranger.

A friend of K's was driving once near Socorro, New Mexico, as dark fell. He started to hear crunching sounds coming from his tires. He turned on his headlights, and saw that tarantulas were swarming all over the road.

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