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July 21, 2007

Cicadas are so very cool and I guess I've only seen the beetle-larvae stage that makes me want to run screaming down the street (potential crunch-factor-phobia). Didn't know the adults looked like this or that they developed a human tongue to sit on...
Great photos!!

July 21, 2007

I wish we had these up here, where I live. Seriously cool critter.

July 21, 2007

I'd like to see K try that with the tarantula!

July 21, 2007

Dear other Anon- I have!! This June, in Costa Rica, in fact. It's pedipalps seemed to gravitate towards that septum ring.

~K

July 22, 2007

K --
You are joking, right?

July 22, 2007

pkeli-
No, No I'm not. At a little rest area near Sarapiqui, CR, we stopped fer drinks and bathrooms, and the little girl there owned a Velvet Costa Rican tarantula. Not only did I hold it- http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58664026/ - but someone laid me down and put it on my face, too.

July 22, 2007

Holy crap, K! That is one gorgeous tarantula! I'd love to hold one too but I'm in awe of your bravery in having one run loose on your face.

July 23, 2007

Pkeli-
They are actually very calm, curious critters! I was a little nervous, to be sure....but it just wanted to see what was up with my ring, and my eyebrows. They are wonderful as pets, too- this one was even wild caught! As long as you treat them with respect, they will NEVER bite. (and even if they do, it is extremely rare to be fatal. Some people don't even go to the hospital.)
-K

July 23, 2007

Thanks for the info, K. If I ever get a chance to get close and personal with a tarantula I hope someone like you is there for encouragement.

July 24, 2007