tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post6983968938514264884..comments2022-11-09T03:04:47.270-08:00Comments on Menifee Column: A Doug's Life: He's Still Somewhere Out There, Watching MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04404091189792961642noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-43421006411331897742012-12-26T07:38:30.613-08:002012-12-26T07:38:30.613-08:00T
Yeah, as horrified as I may be coming across su...T<br /><br />Yeah, as horrified as I may be coming across such as big ass spider... I know that tarantulas are "harmless", had a California King Snake in my back yard a couple years back... almost killed it until I learned what it was and its benefits...<br /><br />I would only kill the ones that could potentially kill me back or cause severe problems (Rattles, black widows and such) and only if well within my domain, meaning, I'm not gonna go out the fields killing them, just those that make it into my arm's reach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-83801725276801157732012-10-14T15:16:32.853-07:002012-10-14T15:16:32.853-07:00Over the years I've dealt with all of them, ma...Over the years I've dealt with all of them, many in the house. I had a tarantula that kept coming in the family room for several nights in a row. You drop a light towel over them and roll it up and take them outside to turn loose. Doesn't hurt either of you. You said he was slow, but if you had scared him he most likely would have jumped straight up. :-) If a critter comes on the property that I don't want here, it's caught and removed to the local hills. It's their home too and none of them want interaction with humans. Leave them be and they will leave you alone too. For those that can't deal with this or think that the only answer is to kill, please move back to the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-61112900566489626262012-09-16T22:40:30.698-07:002012-09-16T22:40:30.698-07:00i live out by the hills off of murrieta road &...i live out by the hills off of murrieta road & chambers in menifee...we have tarantulas AND scorpions AND snakes here. Growing up i lived off of newport road in a housing track not surrounded by hills, i had never in my growing up life seen one until i moved to the "outskirts". The tarantula i met seemed harmless also...just scary looking!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-47060916768977321562012-09-16T00:54:06.359-07:002012-09-16T00:54:06.359-07:00Hi Doug. I'm pretty sure it's a female fro...Hi Doug. I'm pretty sure it's a female from her size and abdomen size. I'm glad you left her to go on her way. They provide a very valuable service to our Eco-system out her and they are not really dangerous to humans unless you mess with them. The bite can hurt, but not really do anything much past that since their venom is meant for much smaller critters than us. We have raised several species of tarantula that we acquired from places like LLL Reptile. Jennifer Fakharizadehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-9544486981741761832012-09-16T00:33:52.293-07:002012-09-16T00:33:52.293-07:00Just wait 'till you see some Black Widow's...Just wait 'till you see some Black Widow's. If you see them I highly recommend you KILL them. toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134411251738237700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-36966816378401953302012-09-16T00:33:43.398-07:002012-09-16T00:33:43.398-07:00Doug, you should come out to the Gymkhana at theWo...Doug, you should come out to the Gymkhana at theWooden Nickel Ranch in Menifee tomorrow!! You'd have a blast!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-70732896810869396692012-09-15T22:53:08.390-07:002012-09-15T22:53:08.390-07:00I found one in my living room about a month ago......I found one in my living room about a month ago... I had left my balcony door open and was watching tv in the dark and saw this huge black shadow ans when I turned the light on there it was. I have never seen a spider that big in my life until I moved here to Menifee. I'm not really sure I wanna see another anytime soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388592720416223584.post-24301380347705272262012-09-15T22:31:13.909-07:002012-09-15T22:31:13.909-07:00i just got bit by some kind of spider they are ass...i just got bit by some kind of spider they are assuming,whole top of hand is swollen and my middle finger keeps popping out of joint,whatever it was it hit me with one heck of a punch,on 2 antibiotics and is still swollenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com