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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gizalba" data-source="post: 186692" data-attributes="member: 31253">I'd always liked how big, cute and fluffy tarantulas looked at the botanic gardens. However the author Lisa Gardner dragged me in. Her 'Say Goodbye' novel featured a serial killer obsessed with tarantulas and I was curious whether all the spider facts in the book were true so looked them up. Turned out they were as her young son was the one that gave her the idea due to his fascination and owning a Theraposa blondi. My first T. was a Tliltocatl albopilosus, Misty <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> In July this year.</blockquote>