#Halloween in the Bay Area

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Oct 2023

[rinibayphoto]

[jenfoundabug]

Yet again, it’s that special time of year - tarantula mating season in California 🎉! Tarantulas are normally nocturnal, but in autumn, males emerge during the day to look for a mate. It’s not uncommon to see them crossing the trail while hiking.

Despite their large size and appearance, tarantulas are actually very docile and would rather flee than attack. They’re also fragile, so picking them up is not recommended (except that one time I rescued one from the road and then it climbed up my arm lol…). You sometimes can get them to walk across your hand, which is a much safer option for the tarantula.

Pro tip if you’re in the Bay Area: a recent rainstorm and cool weather seem to vastly increase the chance of finding one. Grassy foothills with sparse trees and not a lot of people are the best.

Desert tarantula (Aphonopelma iodius)

Northern California, US

[rebecca96]

Have a Happy Halloween in San Francisco 🎃👻🧛🏻‍♂️🌙🦇

[stonerzines]

Such a fun flash day at 924 Gilman St!!!! Offered color or b/w spooky Halloween designs and managed to fit in 7 people and 7 tattoos in 4.5 hours!!

My skill is definitely improving and my speed and efficiency too :) especially with my lovely wife helping manage my sign ups and logistics <3 the best shop assistant I could ever hope for. I’m eternally grateful!

[yetihideout]

“Is this you, screaming at the moon on New Year’s Eve? Or holding a throbbing hangover the next morning? Inside the head, made by a fan, is the inimitable Divine, at last Halloween’s I-Beam party.”

Photo by Robert Pruzan - from the 1/6/1983 issue of the Bay Area Reporter.

[badgalbre]

Halloween Season

[skooodles]

[andfinallywecansee]

Bloodsuckers draining our earth

[rinibayphoto]

[jenfoundabug]

It’s that special time of year. The one we’ve all been waiting for….

Tarantula mating season!

Every fall in the California Bay Area, male Aphonopelma iodius leave their burrows and wander in search of a mate. I saw 9 on my hike last weekend so I’ll be posting lots of these awesome dudes in the coming weeks.

[pirujajaja]

e$p0oky $eas0n

[hollywoodgothique]

The Initiation: Revival reopens the Terror Vault at San Francisco Mint (interview)

[stonerzines]

Forgot to post here but week 1 complete! And I actually did it on time!

This sheet is following my own prompt list for ~tattoober~ in no particular order :) and all designs are available to be booked as tattoos!

[soda-poptastic]

u know what it izz

[midpenmedia]

Happy Halloween!!!!

But it is also,

Trivia Tuesday!

Q. Jason Voorhees is from which franchise?

A. Nightmare on Elm Street

B. Halloween

C. Chucky

D. Friday the 13th

Answer is in the comments!