107. L;iige hairy-legged tarantulas from 

 Central and South America often reach 

 countries far from the tropics in bunches 

 of bananas where they have hidden dur- 

 ing a nighttime hunt for insects, small 

 lizards, and mice. (Roy Pinnev) 



105 and 106. (Above) The giant whip scorpion or vinegarone, Masfifiopioctus giaantcus, is a fearsome- 

 looking but harmless denizen of the Sonoran desert in Arizona. (Eliot Porter) (Below) Only two of 

 North America's scorpions have a deadly sting, and even they are reluctant to use the venom-bearing 

 tail ti]5 except in defense or to subdue a struggling insect seized in the pincer-tipped legs. (Roy Pinney) 



