Today we were wandering along the street and we heard this very strange noise. It sounded very similar to a dogs bark. We listened again and then there it was. This spider ran across in front of us making this weird barking kind of noise. It was running so fast unless you heard it coming you would have missed it.
So it turns out that we got to see and hear a very rear spider. Its called an African Barking Spider. Its only around at certain times and they are very rare here in Belize. In some countries they abound, but not here.
We are very proud to say we have been graced by their presence. If only we had the camera we could have take a picture of one. They say there aren’t many pictures of them because they are so fast. They sometimes sound as though they are in two places at once, kind of like throwing your voice. Amazing!
I will keep an ear for them again, you just never know when you might hear a Barking Spider.
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