[JeeberD]

My mom and I found a turantula crawling down our wall once when we were living in El Paso. We lived on the edge of a big patch of desert and were used to seeing lots of wildlife, but it was very strange to be watching TV and then all of a sudden see this huge spider crawling down the wall. We grabbed an empty coffee can, caught it in there, and released it back into the desert. Never saw it again.

We also always used to get scorpions in the house. I can't tell you how many times my sister and brother got stung. Not me though. The closest I ever got to being stung was nearly picking up a Vinageroon at night (I thought it was a rock) and getting sprayed by its vinagery spray...