Florida Nostalgia

I saw this and thought of the many times we had a run-in with a spider, or have them run across us if we grabbed something it was on. I am glad we lived where, even though the spiders were large, their legs were smaller. I enjoy living in a more temperate climate where such of God's creations are smaller.

Too bad the person didn't get a shot of some of the spiders from our home, but I like the caption. :)...such memories.
Does this give you the willies? I remember when living in Utah, Dana Jones found a tarantula on the side of the road, picked it up in an empty Oil filter box and brought it to our home. I don't know if this is my memory or I was so scarred - not scared -scarred by the experience, but he let it crawl up his arm. Like I said, this may be a horrific conjured up image I conceived, but it has stuck.

Be grateful you live in America. Cambodia and other rainforests, like Brasil, have these babies crawling around. And to make matters worse...well, these bad boys are on the menu for dinner - yum.Deep fried spider snacks have Cambodia back in the news. First eaten by starving people out of desperation during the Cambodian civil war of the 1970s, fried spiders have become one of the most popular snack foods, a national delicacy and have caused quite a stir in the culinary world -sounds very similar to caviar's background. I guarantee this will never be mixed with fudge. When people fled into the jungle to get away from Pol Pot's troops, they found these spiders and had to eat them because they were so hungry. Seasoned with garlic and salt they are fried in butter until crispy on the outside but gooey on the inside and served piping hot. Bon appetit!