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There are many species of Tarantula in New Mexico. My favorite is the rose-hair, as she is sort of like those cars with the crazy paint jobs that look different colors depending on your angle. My first experiance with one came as we were driving back to Albuquerque on NM 14, and we swerved to avoid hitting what we thought was a cat - turned out, it was a Tarantula!!!
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Walking sticks come in a variety of colors and sizes. They are often hard to spot.
Black Widow spiders are incredibly common here.They are not openly aggressive, but their venom is dangerous and/or deadly if you do get bitten. We have friends who keep one in a jar as a pet and feed it cockroaches, just a little twisted. I am looking into getting one myself.
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I never imagined anything like a vinegaroon could exist before I moved here. Andrew caught one on a construction site and brought it home to show me before we set it free. It reminded me of a scorpion, but much darker, and really big.
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The Velvet Ant is actually a member of the wasp family. Females are wingless, and also venomous.
The Ambush Bug is just plain weird.
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The Jerusalem Cricket, also known as a child of the earth, lives underground and eats other bugs. They come out sometimes at night or after a rain.
The Horned Toad is an endangered species.
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