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Despite being a naturalist, I am *terrified* of turkey vultures. Terrified. One hit my windshield once and I didn't drive for a week.
I'm the Bee Queen in my circles, but wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets terrify me; I'm also reeeeeally not keen on spiders. I've been finding the 4-6" female fishing spiders in my basement and in my compost bin the last few days, and they're enough to completely stop me in my tracks. Camel crickets and house centipedes will also make me absolutely lose my mind. Ugh.
MeganLLB : 24 lbs. is way too big for a hawk to carry away; a golden eagle could do it, but I doubt you're in an area with a plethora of golden eagles. Most hawks predominantly eat mice, squirrels, and other avian species; bald eagles are actually fishing eagles, falcons eat songbirds and insects, etc.
I've never had an attacking pitbull (that's one of the dog breeds I'm least worried about...unlike shepherds, malinois, akitas, huskies, and terriers, lol), but a few years ago I was living at my then-boyfriend's grandma's house temporarily, and she had these two fat pugs and a fenced-in yard. The pugs and my small dog were playing in the yard, and a big, loose akita broke through the fence and started running towards the dogs, clearly ready to attack. I've never seen a dog look that ferocious. Mrowmrow (about 8 lbs.) slipped out in front of me when I pulled open the door to chase off the akita, and he jumped on the dog's face and absolutely shredded it, and clung to its face/throat/back while i ran away. I was terrified that it would kill M, but he came running back to me about 30 seconds later, so puffed up I thought he'd never settle down and spitting out tufts of dog fur. Luckily, in the place we are now, the only dog that ever gets loose is my own, LOL.
I'm the Bee Queen in my circles, but wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets terrify me; I'm also reeeeeally not keen on spiders. I've been finding the 4-6" female fishing spiders in my basement and in my compost bin the last few days, and they're enough to completely stop me in my tracks. Camel crickets and house centipedes will also make me absolutely lose my mind. Ugh.
MeganLLB : 24 lbs. is way too big for a hawk to carry away; a golden eagle could do it, but I doubt you're in an area with a plethora of golden eagles. Most hawks predominantly eat mice, squirrels, and other avian species; bald eagles are actually fishing eagles, falcons eat songbirds and insects, etc.
I've never had an attacking pitbull (that's one of the dog breeds I'm least worried about...unlike shepherds, malinois, akitas, huskies, and terriers, lol), but a few years ago I was living at my then-boyfriend's grandma's house temporarily, and she had these two fat pugs and a fenced-in yard. The pugs and my small dog were playing in the yard, and a big, loose akita broke through the fence and started running towards the dogs, clearly ready to attack. I've never seen a dog look that ferocious. Mrowmrow (about 8 lbs.) slipped out in front of me when I pulled open the door to chase off the akita, and he jumped on the dog's face and absolutely shredded it, and clung to its face/throat/back while i ran away. I was terrified that it would kill M, but he came running back to me about 30 seconds later, so puffed up I thought he'd never settle down and spitting out tufts of dog fur. Luckily, in the place we are now, the only dog that ever gets loose is my own, LOL.