[sailchef]

941MXVET , No way!

In 1979 I was heading down from Flagstaff to Pheonix on my bike halfway thru a cross country trip and ran into the exact same thing.

100's of tarantulas sunning themselves on the highway. Had no clue what they were so I stopped to check it out. THEY CAN JUMP. I never left a spot so fast in my life.

I had pretty much forgotten about that, but "in the day" I must have told that story a hundred times.

RickLee --Don't mean to hyjack your thread but I always thought that had been an illusion of my immagination. (if you know what I mean)