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ARIZONA TORNADO & Desert Lightning

ARIZONA ALIENS - Tornado, Mermaid and Creepy Creatures

Arizona Freak Show - 

GHOSTS of ARIZONA - Tornado Mermaid and alien Creatures 

ARIZONA TORNADO - And Aliens of the Desert 

WONDERS of ARIZONA - Tornado, Mermaid and Creepy Creatures

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SCRIPT:

We’ve landed safely in Phoenix Arizona on Sky West airlines… And ironically, my luggage packed with expensive cameras, a lap top, and PRECIOUS hard drives arrived safely too. 

TORNADO:

Down near Tucson, multiple thunderstorms were developing.  Enhanced convergence from storm outflows enabled a middle cell to produce a small tornado.  This landspout was responsible for the upheaval of several tumbleweeds and many lives were saved… as lizards and scorpions sheltered in their burrows.  

• Sells Lightning 
• Flash Flood

SAGUARO SUNSET VLOG

looking for critters

• Jack rabbit

(VO) Arizona night skies are well known for having many UFO sightings.  

There’s also a good chance you’ll see this little green creature out here. 

This is the Colorado River toad (Bufo alvarius)… the largest indigenous Toad in the USA.

Glands within the skin contain poison as well as a potent psychoactive. 

If ingested these chemicals can cause strong visual and auditory hallucinations.

Hence all the UFO sightings.

• Colorado River toad
• UFO sighting
• CA kingsnake VLOG

SIDEWINDER 

Our first rattlesnake of the trip is this sidewinder. They’re small, QUICK? and as you can see… Adorable! Sidewinding is kind of a cross between slithering and two stepping. 

A locomotion practical for traversing sandy or smooth surfaces. Big scales above their eyes look like horns… And so…. some people call them horned rattlesnakes. 

• long-nosed snake
• Hotel 

DAY 2

The next day provided our second species of rattlesnake. The banded rock rattlesnake… And then

some Time lapse 

Banded Rock rattlesnake 

Black Tailed Vlog

Cow lightning 

Solifugid………………………………

This next Alien creature has as many names as it is strange.  

camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders, or what i use Solifugid to name a few.

They’re arachnids, but Despite their names, they are neither scorpions nor spiders. They belong to their own weird order. 

They have large intimidating jaws or more accurately worded, Chelicerae (Kuh-liss-sir-ray) ?? that form powerful pincers capable of slicing their prey to pieces.

They pose no serious harm to humans, however painful bites have been recorded. 

Females can lay well over a hundred eggs in borrows they dig and some species are reported to guard their eggs until they hatch. I decided to put this to the test… 

We’re gonna leave this devoted, soon-to-be momma alone and let her bring another hundred or so amazing solifugids into the world.

GREG RICE NOTES…

Science knows very little about these creatures too and even experienced hobbyists struggle to keep them alive in captivity. Still mysterious little creatures! 

When conversing with folks about them I prefer the former term of Solifugids and your pronunciation of chelicerae is spot-on! 

There are many species of solifugids(also seen spelled solpugids) in the US, and identifying her down to species level is not possible without close examination of morphological features. She’s almost certainly a member of the Subfamily Eremobatinae which represents five genera and over 100 species. 

While seeking the best spots to photograph storms. It’s common to run into your buddies in the most random places. 

Mike Olbinski 

ROAD CRUISING AGAIN

MOJAVE RATTLESNAKE:

Our 4th species of rattlesnake was this macho newborn mojave rattlesnake. Rattlesnakes have their babies live and crawling.. ready and able to tackle the world all on their own. 

And a 5th species of rattler, the Tiger Rattlesnake. 

Do you remember what kind of rattlesnake this one is? 

And our 6th species of rattlesnake found in Arizona, the iconic western diamondback 

DAY 3 

Vinegaroon 

Horse Walking Down Road

Tombstone 

TOMBSTONE

When in southeast Arizona it’s always a good time stopping in the Wild west Boom town Tombstone. Not only for the jalapeño burgers at the Crystal Palace, But to walk in the footsteps of Gun slinging legends like Doc Holiday, Wyatt Earp and more. 

[VIDEO] This is Doc Holidays Favorite whiskey… 

TOMBSTONE HISTORIC NOTES:

Next you’re gonna want to stroll down the Birdcage Theater and go back in time to the days of saloons, brothels, and lawlessness. 

IDEAS...

• Hollywood sets… Not only historic for the 1880s, but also Hollywood…  
• Boom town (good play on words)
• WILD WEST
• Numorous saloons, dance halls and brothels 
• archetype of the wild west lawlessness and gun fights. 
• died with their boots on
• “shaded boardwalks lined with gift shops, saloons, and eateries.”
• Classic movies 

WRAP

• Dust Devil 
• Sunset END 

???… Lots of adventure to be found in Arizona. Though we didn’t succeed in or first objective, we more than made up for it in other ways… ???

Til next time friends, Happy trails 

[HORSE walking down road ] ???