A Manitoba woman is nursing serious flesh wounds after a suspected Hobo Spider bite. (Skerrit, 2008). The venom of the Hobo has allegedly caused extensive tissue destruction in some people, while others experience symptoms no worse than nausea.

After years of eating the same ten or fifteen foods over and over again, it may be time to broaden your horizons. Gator meat, turtle soup, and frog legs are all nice additions, but they are almost commonplace now. At least they are in the south. There are quite a few local restaurants down here in Florida that list fried gator tail right there in the respectable part of the menu. Surprisingly, these same restaurants are not considered gourmet or high priced.

All you want to know about the Pink-toed Tarantula, and how to keep one in captivity. It is not an extensive article. Includes information on where it can be found in the wild, and it's wild diet. I don't really know what else to say!
This article is not for those studying these creatures, but for those people who are interested in keeping one as a pet.