itsy-bitsy spider... NOT!

Welcome back to our periodic entries on the flora and fauna here in Monteverde. This has been one of the better weeks for disovering new critters, as Niall saw a Fer-de-Lance (one of the most venemous snakes in the Americas) on the road walking home from school, and Scott not only saw, but captured a large Orange-kneed Tarantula, who is presented to you here in living color. Yes, that is MY hand. The tarantula was wandering around right in our driveway when we pulled up a couple days agao, and we kept him in a tupperware box the last several days just to see if he would eat some of the insects we put in with him. Unfortunately, he never seemed to want to eat when we were watching, so it is debatable whether he ever did eat or not... so we decided it was best to let him continue on with life in the wild and set him free this afternoon.