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Seriously? There's not a more docile critter out there. A few years ago in Big Bend (the place where you want to go, phat), there was a bumper crop of tarantulas. They were migrating in a steady march to the north....weird. One crawled right over my foot while I was having dinner. Oblivious to me but fun to watch. Basically harmless furry spiders. We have them here...very common.