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From: SyzygyWill, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Life in the mountains
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Hey folks, Here's an important tip. If you're down hand vacuuming under your desk; when living in the forest, in the mountains, keep a very sharp lookout for dead scorpion's. I had a very close call just now! Will |
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From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Life in the mountains
URL: https://bestlifeonline.com/dont-step-on-wolf-spider-new/
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ick...yeah, I live in the mountains, although things I've found while cleaning vary. The dog likes to bring in lizards sometimes (took us three days to catch the baby lizard in the dining room), I have found baby snakes (thankfully, both non-poisonous gopher snakes), and more recently a mom-wolf spider. I stepped on one once...never again. This one I trapped with a cup and took outside very carefully. They carry a couple hundred babies on their backs. If you step on them, the babies disperse! Other notable uninvited house guests: a bat when the kids left an upstairs window open... a baby squirrel (gently picked up and put back outside), toads (they like to wait until someone opens a door and hop in)...and our lab mix joy found a nest of baby mice in the yard and decided she could take care of them. We found her very gently carrying them around in the house only to be discovered when "squeaking" was heard coming from her mouth and a tiny tail hung out between her lips. The mouse was unharmed (but soggy). Living with nature is a gift..but can be a challenging at time and require you are always prepared for the unexpected ! |
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From: SyzygyWill, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Life in the mountains
| Cool stuff! Thanks :-) |
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From: The Hierophant, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Life in the mountains
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No worries - I live in the forest in the PNW - don't have scorpions! Or poisonous snakes. But when I lived in the Mojave desert, I did find dead scorpions in the dryer - among the clothes that were just dried. I figured they crawled in through the dryer vent. And had a black widow house spider - named her Henrietta - we didn't bother each other and she lived long enough to lay her eggs before the winter months. |
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