We have them all over our yard here in Roatan. We live on the ironshore & the tarantulas are about the size of softballs & are black, brown or rarely white. Have disappeared since the rains started. They are easy to spot & avoid. My 3 dogs like to play with them, so I found out if you smash one with a 2 by 4, it squeals & is really stinky.
If ya want to live in the tropics, ya gotta take it all. After all, they were here first.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Angel Castillo
To: travel-to-honduras.....com
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [travel-to-honduras] Anyone have any information about the spiders in Honduras???
Megan,
Even within a big city like Tegus i can't say that it is all clear of big spiders. However i've lived in many places in the city and I haven't seen "big" spiders anywhere even remotely close to tarantula-size, except in insect zoos. I have seen tiny scorpions in some houses that don't get a lot of human activity, like weekend houses and things like that. My brother got stung once by one at my dad's ranch, it's not pleasant but generally it's not an emergency-room type of thing, unless you are alergic.
I would venture to guess that Roatan is more bug-prone than Tegus simply because it's closer to nature and well bugs are a part of nature.
My main bug problem in Tegus has been mosquitoes, i live close to the river and it's a never ending battle.
I guess you might have it diferent depending on where you stay.
Angel
----- Original Message -----
From: Megan
To: travel-to-honduras.....com
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 3:19 PM
Subject: [travel-to-honduras] Anyone have any information about the spiders in Honduras???
Okay everyone,
What are the spiders like in Honduras? Be honest now lol! :o) Are
they really huge? Do you see them a lot? Are they your typical
spiders like here in the U.S.?
Where would they be seen the most? In the city (Tegus) or on the Bay
Islands?
The reason I ask is that I was on roatanet.com lastnight and you
scroll down to where a photo is. You click on that and it brings you
to an album full of pictures! I was getting all excited because I
love looking at the pictures of Roatan just as much as Tegus. So
here I am just looking at the albums when I come to the album
called "Animals of Roatan" or some title like that. I click on it
and all these pictures come up of the different animals there.
I see this one picture but it isn't showing very clearly and it just
has "..." for the title. I thought to myself "I wonder if that is a
spider by chance?" I didn't think it would be too bad (or even too
big for that matter!) so I clicked on it and ALL OF A SUDDEN this
HUGE image of a tarantula-looking black spider pops up on the
screen. I screamed SO loud my parents heard me in the next room and
didn't know WHAT to think lol!
So anyways, if you've seen the image, are there spiders LIKE THAT ONE
in Honduras? Where abouts? In Tegus? Or just on the Bay Islands?
What is the biggest spider that anyone has seen?
I am just curious because I am literally MORTIFIED of spiders!!! I'm
still going to Honduras though no matter WHAT anyone says about them
because I can't let a spider ruin my vacation lol!
Sorry this is so long!
~Megan :o)
P.S. My mom is also mortified of spiders and she has told me that
the further south you go the larger they are because it is hotter
down there. She also told me they have spiders the size of dinner
plates down in South America!!
Thanks!
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