Narrowly Escaping a Bad Ending

I was surprised this meandering mare even noticed this passing tarantula. She briefly lipped the spider, and passed over it, probably narrowly avoiding a painful bite. Once cast aside, sheer luck spared the tarantula a smashing from her stepping hooves. After this hoof, then another, the spider negotiates a few other passing mares, is spared again and again, and goes about it’s charmed tarantula life.

wild horse photography of a mare investigating a tarantula
A colorful mare investigates a passing tarantula.
wild horse photography of a tarantula nearly under walking hooves
After discarding a tarantula with a flick of her lip, the spider is in grave danger from this mare’s walking hooves.
wild horse photography of a mare nearly stepping on a tarantula
Oh dear, danger, tarantula, danger! A mare nearly steps on a passing tarantula.
wild horse photography of a tarantula under the hooves of passing horses
As many mares pass, this tarantula dodges hoof after hoof.

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