Saturday, October 23, 2010

A Coarsegold Tarantula




Mid-October to mid-November is tarantula mating season here in the Sierras! Just down the road from the park in Coarsegold, the upcoming Tarantula Festival on Halloween weekend should be a blast!

Just saw my first tranny here at Park of the Sierra -- I let him (or her) walk over my foot, which to him (or her) must have been just a huge, white, annoying speed bump. He (or she) went up and over, then scurried on. I'd like to think he (or she) was contemplating an afternoon's amorous romp, a spring in his (or her) eight-legged steps and a spidery twinkle in his (or her) eye. Have fun, kids!


2 comments:

Diana said...

Cool!

Sugarskull said...

Saw my first one today while visiting my in-laws in Coarsegold! Sooo exciting! He (you don't often see females out wandering, apparently) was quite fuzzy and handsome. :)