I was so excited to find a tarantula burrow on the east side of my yard.  2 days after finding her, I saw that she had molted and discarded her old exoskeleton out of her hole. At first I thought it was the remnants of an unfortunate cricket, but then I saw the leg casings and the body and realized this is the old skin. With the skin she also threw out a lot of soil. I guess she’s expanding her living quarters to make room for her growing body.

Terry our resident tarantula – a bit camera shy. But still sitting right at the front of her burrow stalking anything that may wander by.

And a toad sitting near a container of water plants – hoping for some rain, I’m sure.