I have been trying to figure this one out and can't come up with a answer.
Just this past Spring, I started to find these burrows I guess they are, in our side yard and only in the side yard. There is dirt 'flung' out of a small hole and then like an escape hole not far from there. In the Spring, the hole(s) were to one side of this small berm. This morning I went out to survey any damage after the Monsoon storm last night, and here's what I found on the opposite side of that same berm.
yup, the 'bug man' came by again the other day and said that it's definitely a tarantula burrow... gee, that's great! He said that when I see them I should just kick dirt and rocks into the hole to disturb them and they'll look elsewhere.
At first I thought Elephant, then I remember, this girl is from the Island, she not a mainland girl. Then I think a pig coming to make his own Kalua for Luau. I think maybe some Lau Lau, lomi lomi salmon, two scoop of rice for plate lunch sista.........
Here in Australia we call your cane spiders (a Heteropoda species) "huntsman." They're a bit spooky, but harmless- and you definitely want them around because they're big consumers of pest insects.
The same is true of the various tarantulas of the American Southwest. You WANT them around- and the fact that they are around indicates that they have a readily available food source that would otherwise be eating your garden or invading your home.
Heh, when I was working on lord howe island, I thought i was going to be carried off by one, cause of its size. Content now a days to squash the red backs i find around the unit
Moose, bear, badgers,wild pigs, and a rouge lone wolf all hang out in my area but none compare to spiders. Just my one un rational fear.
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