The stuff of nightmares...

[MikeFisher]

It is true that all tarantulas, in fact all spiders, are venomous. But only a very few species of tarantula posses venom that poses any kind of threat to humans, and there is no verified case of human death by tarantula bite. The majority of tarantulas found in the pet trade are wild-caught, so there is no difference between wild and "domestic" tarantulas. That said, pet tarantula bites are quite rare, as are bites from wild tarantulas. Tarantulas in general are reluctant biters; given the choice between biting or retreating, the vast majority will choose retreat every time.

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Tarantula Bites are NOT Rare.
as fact they are well common amongst people living in the middle of nowhere, on the real countryside, wooden shaks with large undeveloped properties aside etc.
after the bites you don't look very pretty in the morning, but for most parts it is nothing life threatening neither.
Babies, elderly people with health conditions and Gringitos with all their brought in McD's health conditions are the only ones in danger of serious outcomes of some Tarantula bites.
hey,
so many visitors wanna experience the "real dominican...",
go for it, live in a shack on the countryside for a weekend, and report back.

Mike

 

[MikeFisher]

When I first arrived I could spot every single creepy crawly in a 20 meter radius....... now, I hardly notice them.

I live in deep campo....
I am surrounded by the road at front, fields both sides and ca?a out back, ie undergroumd stream, lush jungle type vegetation.
LOADS of slimy, creepy, crawly, leggy, antenae stuff around.

One of my dogs kills everything, bees, insects, mice/rats, chicken, cats, children.....u name it he kills it.
Anyway we were surprised once, cos he was barking like mad at a cacata, but kept his distance. Wife said its cos he knows they are dangeous. Huge beast of a spider. I proposed to obliterate it with the shotgun. My wife just hit with a flipflop and the beast JUMPED onto the wall (yeah, jumped ).
I strategically dived for cover while my wife whacked it a second time with a flipflop. Then she blamed me for having her killing it. Cos ure not sopposed to, apparently.

2 nights ago, I though I heard the dogs fighting. They do it i silence now, before they growled, barked, etc..... but I ve taken to smacking them on rhe head with a shovel, hence the silent fighting.
Out I go to check. But no, they were playing ping-pong with a cacata. At first I thought is was a rat it was so big. After couple of well placed forehands and backhands, the rottie missed a volley, the spider recovered its senses and scutteled up a wall into my SIL's house.
Pondered whether to alert them. But since it was 2am, I voted against it. Half an hour later, shrieks and screams.......
Jump up grab torch, stuff xtra shells in jeans pocket, pick up shotgun. Run out.
False alert. Only the cacata introducing itself to inlaws.......hehehhehehehe.

Cacatas/Tarantulas jump very well, yes.
in my "learning years" i got surprised by that more than just once.
4ft high plus a well distance on the same jump are even for the smaller ones no problem.
i usually take the suape placed softly on them, and move them out with a big swing.

Mike

 

[MikeFisher]

My "Attention Span" on DR1 is about 3 sentences!!!!!!!
Anything over that is just "Grand Standing"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
"Ya hear THAT Frank12"?????????????????


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Liar.
you could not stand a day without talking the usual BS with us, LIAR!!!
and Frank would need to get a wife without the pasa tiempo DR1

Mike

 

[chic]

i read about the ways to get killed in australia.....walking....then i learnt about insects in Georgia...yeah brown recluse is t:surprised:surprised:surprised:surprisedhere also....i.e. dont stick your hands where there is no lights.. wear gloves....
want a lot of insects go to Jamaica,w.i.

 

[dv8]

one of gringos i know here got bitten in the balls by a spider. apparently it was rather bothersome.

 

[exeurodominican]

In the 80’, I met a Canadian in Santo Domingo who climbed mountain Pico Duarte. During his overstay at night he was bitten by a spider. Don’t know what spider it was, but his leg had to be amputated.

 

[dv8]

bad infection, i suppose?

 

[yacht chef]

Mike I am reporting back on more then one acashion I have spent a long weekend in the campo Baca Gorda. I fell in some pig shhit got the shiits
from eating to meny pashion frouts hade some fresh eggs got some toto outdoor's and had an amazing time all in all. Nothing bit me! I still quite
like my ex girlfriend's campo. But to give you the benefit of the dought my gringo frends in santiago are not all that into it. Ooooo and the sound of
the rain on a tin roof I love it.

 

[MikeFisher]

with the sound of rain coming down on a tin roof or alikes, I sleep myself like a Baby. it has something sooo relaxing.
like here at my actual place, we are surrounded by tall Palmtrees.
the sound of rain dropping on them and from them down to the grounds, I love it, while others complain and want the tree to be cleaned up fully, which then leaves little to no extra sound to any rain.

Mike

 

[Cdn_Gringo]

Mr. Newton taught us that it was not prudent to sit beneath an apple tree. By extension one should not linger or park a vehicle under a Coco...

If one chooses to ignore the obvious they assume responsibility for that decision.

 

[william webster]

basement apartments get the worst parking spots................

 

[Cdn_Gringo]

Then one should have initiated a lawsuit to force the assigner of the parking spot to accept full responsibility for not foreseeing the possibility of gravity coming into play and not taking all steps necessary to alleviate this quirk of physics. It is never acceptable to question the impeccable judgement of others and ask for a different spot based solely on common sense. I'm sure the shade provided by that tree was of great value until circumstances changed to offset that daily benefit with a net loss.

Don't sweat it Fish, I am quite sure that the vast majority of people in the same situation would have commented on how pretty the tree was and carried on their merry o'l way as well. It's surprising how infrequently people look up these days and even rarer for people to think about the next wind storm that may topple that most beloved tree that will come down on their car or roof some day...Besides, what are the chances of a perfectly healthy coco tree letting go of one of it's precious seed pods? You're right, it'll never happen.

 

[MikeFisher]

come on.
who would park under a non-cleaned up palmtree with fat coconuts hanging on it?
and yes, it is the responsibility of the landlord to keep such trees cleaned up without dangerous fruits on them.

Mike

 

[william webster]

we're a long way from venomous insects here, Derf

you'll get this shut down

 

[exeurodominican]

bad infection, i suppose?

And waited to long to get medical help.

 

[MikeFisher]

even the bite from a non poisonous animal could cause a dangerous infection, if not treated properly and timely such can even lead to death.

Mike

 

[dv8]

even a sting from a bee or a wasp can kill if one has allergy or is stung in the throat. creepy crawlies in DR do not worry me much in general.

 

[MikeFisher]

you can life in a sealed off home of course, A/C the only source for "fesh" air.
even never 100% secured, you will be very safe there, as you keep most critters out of there that way.
but that's not everybody's view of a free life, to be locked in a sealed place, lol.
myself for example, i do run A/C only in my daughters room prior to bedtime to cool it down comfy during the hottest summer nights only, otherwise we have all windows and all doors open all the time.
front door and the window towards the Veranda get closed over night of course, to keep the 2-legged critters out only.
all other 2nd floor windows are open 24/7/365 to get the fresh breeze from the ocean.
yes, mozzie screens on the windows, nothing on the doors which are open all day long.

Mike