tarantula

Only weeks earlier I’d run into a tarantula on the trail’s edge clutching a still-living insect in its long furry arms — several hikers were hovering over it, snapping photos with paparazzi-like fervor.

Ferguson explained that his original plan to “go as a family of skeletons” was foiled after his elder son changed his mind “a few times,” eventually settling on going as a tarantula.

He also had to carry his deflated kayak through the jungle, watching out for tarantulas, snakes and scorpions, which was "very draining", Ash said.

Well, maybe not when they involve “come quick!” howls of terror over “a tarantula” that turns out to be a very small spider.

The family is staying overnight in the campground, and she doesn’t appreciate learning there are tarantulas.