Visitors 19
Modified 21-Dec-23
Created 4-Oct-21
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Even if you are on a bird walk, keep your eyes on the ground as well! Teal did, and spotted this (male?) Tarantula walking near Trail 15. Lying flat, I moved my camera close for a few intimate portraits. (When I look at the photos now, it seems to me that I was too close, bothering the arachnid. my anthropomorphism?)
Was the Tarantula bothered by my lens -- or did he see another Tarantula in the reflection, perhaps a rival?
The Tarantula sprayed a liquid. Then some silk. Then pawed at the lens -- or the reflection in the lens.
After about three minutes, I moved back three or four feet. After perhaps seven more minutes, the Tarantula crept down a hole. Perhaps to look for a female?? Other people took photos. The Tarantula came out of the hole and wandered off.
good commentary. I like the "what was it reacting to" part and questioning our intrusion into its world.
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Dan Quinn
