By: merwyn G. carlson

merwyn G. carlson — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:12:23 +0000

while driving my 18 wheeler in southern California, I was traveling north west of LA on the 101 (I think) and above santa barbara area, I crossed over on a smaller 2 lane hiway that would connect me with the i-5 north…just a few miles onto that 2 lane road, I noticed something dark, like a huge blanket, but was moving gently across the road from north to south on this sunny afternoon…i slowed down to about 25 mph because I hadn’t seen anything like this before…when about 30-45′ from that big herd, I noticed it was a mass crossing of tarantulas…it was too late to stop, so drove right across that massive herd of T-Tlas….thumpty, thumpty, thumb was the sound from underneath the cab/engine area; all 18 wheels was doing damage to them but really, I didn’t want to be a mass murdering truck driver…for the next week at truck stops, I spent extra time with the hood open looking for any of those spiders that may have survived somehow the splattering of those furry little creatures…that was now about 20 yrs ago but could find it if I had to on a map as I live hallway across the country…..i noticed the field on the north was a low grass field, and the one on the south was very similar…my guess there had to be over 600-700 of them all moving in one group…anyone else ever encounter such an event??? it was a once in a lifetime for me…

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By: merwyn G. carlson