I observe them all. I will admit that the more dangerous the animal, I will watch it closer…
When I am in my canoe, I like to observe alligators. I try not to get too close. But. I will follow them a bit, and get away if I think they are about to become aggressive. Only on boring fishing days. Otherwise, I stay away from them. I steer clear, of the big ones. But. I may quietly sneak around an 8 footer.
I haven’t learned much, from them. Probably because they are aware of me.
They swim off to places, they feel safe. That tells me that there are probably bigger ones, I can’t see. So. I back off…..
I notice huge spiders, in the swamp too. I just watch, from a few yards away. But. I haven’t been able to find them on Google, or any other platforms. So. I hang around them, for a couple of hours. Eventually, they crawl into a hole, or just stand still. There is a specific grey one, that I frequently see. It’s bigger than my hand…
I see them on the shores, in the deep swamps. I don’t know much about them. I can’t find anything about them, on the web. They are beautiful. They look like tarantulas, with no hair.
They may be an undocumented species. I only see them, deep in the swamps. They don’t seem to have a web. They act like a crab.
I’ve gotten within 6 feet of a couple. They are definitely arachnids. I will surely see more of them, this spring and summer.