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However, this year I actually saw two tarantulas (so that sort of makes up
for the absence of sightings in 2007). In fact, just a week or so ago I came across
a tarantula while hiking near the mouth of Knight Canyon in the Argus Range
on the west side of Panamint Valley. As I have done following four previous
encounters I captured the little guy on video and dutifully went home and
wrote a short song about tarantulas and then edited the video and posted it
on YouTube. As you can see, the video created in commemoration of this most
recent chance meeting is displayed on this page!
As a result of these tarantula sightings and the songs/videos I create
following them, I have learned more about tarantulas than might otherwise be
the case had I not engaged in these activities. In fact, while working on
the most recent tarantula video project I learned about urticating hairs,
which are quite visible on the abdomen of the specimen shown in the video
embedded on this page. For more on urticating hairs, check out the short
article on Tarantulas
available at DesertUSA. And for my other tarantula videos check out
these links:
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