Tarantula and Invert Hunting in Arizona (Prescott area)

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laurenkane

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Hi!

Any of you have experience bugging in Arizona near Prescott? We are planning a trip out here and I definitely want to do some hiking and rock and log turning while we are out there. Especially interested in tarantulas, vinegaroons, and centipedes!

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Hi. This may or may not help but there is a girl on youtube who has some videos of buggin in New Mexico and west Texas. Check out Deadly Tarantula Girl aka Marita de la Pena on youtube. She has a bunch of other videos on breeding Ts and inteviews with others in the hobby.
 
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You've come to the right place for Ts at least... I currently live in Prescott and know where lots of, what most closely resemble Aphonopelma sp "New River", live in the wild. Send me a PM if you please. What are the dates of your trip?
This girl is patiently waiting for you to visit :D
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Careful of rattlers! More then once I've turned rocks looking for some sort of invert to find a rattler. Got bit once too. Wasn't fun
 
LordWaffle

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Athenas Boy said:
Careful of rattlers! More then once I've turned rocks looking for some sort of invert to find a rattler. Got bit once too. Wasn't fun
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That sounds nasty. I've been bitten by a black widow, never taken a bite from any other venomous animal. What kind of rattler was it?
 
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LordWaffle said:
That sounds nasty. I've been bitten by a black widow, never taken a bite from any other venomous animal. What kind of rattler was it?
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If I remember correctly it was a diamondback. I was only 10 at the time though. Luckily my uncle was smart enough to take a picture of it to bring to the hospital. Didn't curb my venomous critter appeal though. I used to catch black widows out there. They're everywhere! My elementary school ha these brick pillars with a concave on one side maybe like 6 inches deep and I remember the widows would basically have their webs all stacked on top of eachother so you'd find like 15 black widows in one pillar.
 
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I was about the same age when I was bitten by the widow. My cousin lived in Tennessee at the time and when we went to visit them he and I were catching them beneath their deck. It was going well until...
 
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I wish I had gotten some. I just had to sweat it out in the hospital while they attempted to treat my symptoms. They didn't have any at the hospital. It was a pretty crappy experience, but I bounced back pretty quickly.
 
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That makes sense I guess. I'm sure it's harder to extract widow venom then rattler venom.
 
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