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Yeah, so, I just found a tarantula hawk in my hotel room...

I'm not one to be easily frightened by animals, even most insects, but that wasn't really a fun experience. I trapped it in a shoe box and threw it out the window.
I was all excited when I found your post, 'cause I thought you were talking about a bird, but then I realized you're talking about a tarantula and that's really scary!! Where are you?! Did you surprise anybody outside with a giant flying spider?? I love animals and insects and I know they all have a place, but spiders and snakes have always been shudderingly-creepy to me.
@PissAndVinegar Wowwwww, that's huge!! That's crazy! Thanks for sharing a picture of one. I would not want to be anywhere near one of those. The natural world is fascinating...
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@PissAndVinegar Yikes, that's nuts. The wild creatures living out there are fascinating and terrifying. I just watched a nature program called "Life" with my grandparents. The focus was mainly on reptiles and amphibians. Someday they're gonna rule the world, like the dinosaurs. hah.
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Australia is not the go to place for you to vacay in then. 😏
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Well. I don’t know about you but some non venomous species too freak the fuck out of me. A giant huntsman casually decked on your window. A carpet snake wrapped around your shower 😣
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Leggingsfan · 41-45, M
Holly smokes!! That thing is huge. I'm not a big bug fan lol. Luckily we have no big bugs whare I'm at
bhatjc · 46-50, M
Those things are wicked looking
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bhatjc · 46-50, M
@PissAndVinegar Yeah. scary things
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Never saw one of those, but yikes!
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yset_chr_syc_oracle&p=tarantula+hawk+video#id=1&vid=bc280180262bca9c05dae292abae1bbe&action=click
DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
A tarantula hawk? That sounds nasty

*discomfort intensifies*
DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
@PissAndVinegar Glad you didn't harm it unnecessarily. I was mowing my lawn and a hornet stung me. I cursed it but let it go. Stupid thing. Doesn't know any better
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DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
@PissAndVinegar I've heard that as well
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
😱....so some poor guy walking past the building.....😂
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diablo · 46-50, M
@PissAndVinegar Do you regularly see spider wasps of that size? My portion of Hell 😈 has a few different species (and many other stinging insects), yet nothing of that ginormousness! XD
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covfefe234 · 31-35, M
Wtf is a tarantula hawk? Anyway I'd rather not learn by experience..
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CountScrofula · 41-45, M
Second most painful sting in the world!

Yeah I'd be a little squidged out by one.
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
Is that a flying spider?
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ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
@PissAndVinegar thanks..I was just reading the description with the pic below .. that is bloody huge... Where were you?
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MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
You travel with shoe boxes?
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