5 Unexpected Perks of South Dakota’s Brutal Cold
I was getting mopey about the prospect of another cold South Dakota winter when I came across this story from southern Colorado. It seems every September into October, the southwest of the US is overrun by tarantulas in love!
Well, maybe 'overrun' is an exaggeration, but every fall, the male, giant, hairy, spider-like creatures leave their tarantula caves to find a mate. And that means you can see giant spiders roaming around like they were squirrels.
I lived briefly in New Mexico some years ago, and could never get my mind around the fact that, along with snakes and prairie dogs, there could be tarantulas outside doing tarantula things. And nobody was freaked out!
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The great tarantula love hunt got me thinking about all the things the South Dakota cold keeps at bay. Days when the temperature doesn't get above zero may seem like a miserable time. But let's change our mindsets and appreciate the things the winter cold does for us.
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