Hi, Dear Steemians Friends.
Today I want to share with you a few pictures of the eight-legged that live in my garden. My backyard is full of life as it is a real jungle. I often catch snakes from non venomous one to King Cobra and remove them to a wilder forest far from human. There is plenty of birds of many exotic kinds from time to time and a crazy amount of insects. Today I want to speak about the Tarantulas that are living here. In Thailand, there are many kinds of Tarantulas with more or less venom but never real deadly venom, only it can be fatal for people who suffer from heart or brain disease. Most of the people are really afraid of Tarantula that the reality is more like for the snake they are much more afraid of us and they have the good reasons for it. Many time I have walked barefoot on the Tarantula hole and never get attacked, in fact when they feel the ground vibrations from us they run down to the bottom of their hole and will surface only when vibration is gone far. Here in the region of South East Asia, a few people in the villages eat Tarantula, mostly fried or in a kind of paste called "Nam Prick Buung" and it tastes quite good. Many of the people hunting them have been bitten a few time most of the time when they want to take the eggs at the bottom of the hole. If a Tarantula comes to walk on you just don't move and it will make it's way out smoothly as they never bite their support and this is also good for Scorpions. So next time you see a Tarantula don't try to kill it and just let it live its life.
Tarantula crossing the walkway during the dry season.
Tarantula in its hole ready for a hunt.
Love and Happiness
@ricko66