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Summary

If you are lucky enough to see a tarantula (most commonly during the months of August and September), you can be nearly certain that it is a male wandering the desert in search of a mate. The females rarely travel more than a few feet from their burrows and, as a result, are seldom seen.

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2010
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National Parks Gallery
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[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Payson_AZ] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to [Gila Community College in] Payson, Arizona, [where he joined Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi, and Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin for a meeting with local citizens to discuss forest health, the Endangered Species Act, and other resource management issues] [48-DPA-SOI_K_Payson_AZ_IOD_9898.JPG]

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[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-20-08_SOI_K_BIA_NCAI] Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [at the Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona to address the 65th Annual Convention of the] National Congress of American Indians [48-DPA-10-20-08_SOI_K_BIA_NCAI_DOI_2489.JPG]

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[Assignment: 48-DPA-02_01_02_08_K_NFL_Peo] Activities at the National Football League's [pre-Super Bowl XLII interactive theme park,] The NFL Experience, in Glendale, Arizona, where Department of the Interior and other federal agency staff [joined Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka and other football luminaries for outdoor recreation promotions] [48-DPA-02_01_02_08_K_NFL_Peo_DOI_9554.JPG]

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