In article >,
Leonard Blaisdell > wrote:

> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
> > I've also stepped on one in bare feet.
>
> Did it nail you or just squish.

It stung me and got away scott free!

>
> > I just prefer the tarantulas. ;-) They are more useful.
>
> Of course there's that. We are nearing the end of the month and a half
> season when the male tarantulas check for mates and cross the highway.
> It's the only time to really see and catch them without being an
> entomologist. I prefer tarantulas too. I tend to see far more tarantulas
> than tarantula hawks. The population of both is stable here in Northern
> Nevada.
>
> leo

Tarantulas are rare around here...
It's why I try to protect them.

I have nothing against the wasps per se', I just don't want them killing
my beloved spiders!
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