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From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Tarantula causes vehicle crash in Death Valley
URL: https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/death-valley-collision-tarantula-18457140.php
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Tarantula causes car crash in California national park By Amy Graff Oct 30, 2023 A motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance Saturday after being injured in a collision that officials at California’s Death Valley National Park said was caused by a tarantula. The collision occurred when a driver of a rented camper van “braked suddenly” to avoid running over a tarantula in the middle of the roadway, and the motorcyclist drove into the back of the van, according to a news release from the park. The giant hairy spider was crossing state Route 190 east of Towne Pass. The van was occupied by a Swiss couple visiting the United States, park officials said. The spider was unharmed. “Please drive slowly, especially going down steep hills in the park,” Superintendent Mike Reynolds, the first Park Service employee at the scene of the collision, said in a statement. “Our roads still have gravel patches due to flood damage, and wildlife of all sizes are out.” Tarantulas build underground burrows where they spend a lot of their time, but they often emerge in fall during mating season. |
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From: The Hierophant, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Tarantula causes vehicle crash in Death Valley
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Having ridden motorcycles 20+ years, all I can say is that motorcyclist was travelling WAY too close to the camper and was not paying full attention. And how fast could the camper have been going if the driver spotted a tarantula crossing the road... |
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From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Tarantula causes vehicle crash in Death Valley
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You wouldn't think a little spider could cause such an accident. But then, you haven't seen the tarantulas out in our desert. Oops..forgot the photo |
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From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Tarantula causes vehicle crash in Death Valley
| thanks in advance for the nightmares. |
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From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Tarantula causes vehicle crash in Death Valley
| ...lol Red... ;) |
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