Thursday, September 21, 2023
Male tarantulas are on the prowl Emi Norton Staff Reporter
clusters of tarantubecause the males are will remain close to las crossing the road waiting on the right their burrows during increase, it’s often be- situation and cues mating season. They lieved that it’s time for to get on the move, emit pheromones to This fall season the spiders to migrate. but typically mating attract a mate, and could mean a spike “The truth is season is from late when a male tarantula in anxiety as mating male tarantulas are August through Octo- ensues, just like huseason for tarantulas moving around this ber.” mans, the female will is upon us. time of year in the After their final decide whether or not Andrine Shufran, quest for a mate,” molt into adulthood, she approves. an OSU Extension Shufran said. “Mating male tarantulas mate specialist and direcseason is determined and then live for only tor of OSU’s Insect by temperature and a few months afterAdventure, said when microclimates. It can wards. See Tarantula on 3 sightings of large be earlier or later Female tarantulas
Courtesy of Tribune News Service The face of a tarantula, soon to be a familiar sight in Colorado.
OSU’s title hunt begins with Cowboy Jamboree Griff McClellan Staff Reporter
File Photo Mike Gundy said on his Monday radio show his offense was one-dimensional against South Alabama after it fell behind multiple scores.
Gundy talks South Alabama loss, previews ISU on weekly radio show
(South Alabama) is On OSU’s quar- quarterback draws. a good football team. terback play against And then Rangel had I don’t know what South Alabama an errand throw, but they’ll do from here “They played then he had some on out. Like I shared good. Their mental throws that was afDaniel Allen with you last week, grades were still good. fected in progression Staff Reporter they’re dangerous. Bowman had some across the field.” They’re good enough. throws that he’d like On OSU’s offenThey’re aggressive to have back. Gunnar sive line situation Mike Gundy enough. They’re had one, two, three “As I mentioned remained optimistic physical enough. that he’d like to have earlier, I’m hoping on his team durThey’re tough enough back, probably. Ran- Springfield practices ing his weekly radio show ahead of OSU’s and their quarterback gel didn’t get as much this week. We’ll get a time because when he little speed back into Big-12 opener at Iowa is good enough to beat you. And we saw came in, we were re- the (offensive) line. State on Saturday, after the Cowboys lost some of that from the ally one dimensional. And then that allows little running back So, the bad news is us a little flexibility 33-7 against South (La’Damian Webb) once we got into a of what we want to do Alabama. ran better than we situation where we with Dalton Cooper Here’s everywere in what I call and Cole Birmingthing Gundy said on thought he would. I wasn’t expecting him somewhat desperaham. So, those guys the radio show. tion mode. I mean, we can move them Opening state- to run that good. “We got out it’s hard to evaluate. around a little bit and ment There’s not a secret of look at a few things as “I felt better, be- of gaps a couple of we practice and give lieve it or not, as bad times, but he still ran what’s going on. good. We knew they “Bowman had us what we think is as I felt after watchwere physical. We some throws, Bowour best chance for ing the game tape, which is not uncom- said that and the quar- man had another drop. growth. mon. When you don’t terback can throw the He can’t get a break on that. That one play well, and you get ball. He’s pretty accurate. So, when you (should have been) a outcoached and get outexecuted, it’s really play a team like that, touchdown pass. Gunand they’re willing to nar was good. You hard to deal with. “Like I’ve always be physical and tough, know, he scrambled. which they were, it’s He got himself out of said, if you beat me, trouble. We ran some See Gundy on 3 then you beat me. And hard to stop.”
add that are going to do much to challenge them more than their teammates are,” Dave Smith’s Smith said. cross-country teams The Cowgirls won’t get the early took the Jamboree season challenge they crown last season, normally have. finishing first in the The Cowboy women’s 6k race. The Jamboree typically Cowboys narrowly features multiple finished in second ranked teams, but this place behind BYU in season only 13ththe men’s 8k race. ranked Texas is in the Smith said he field. But to Smith, expects great things it doesn’t matter from both teams and who OSU competes that this year’s teams against Saturday at are ahead of last seathe Greiner Family son’s, which finished Course. second (men’s) and “At the end of fourth (women’s). the day, I think the men and women on this team, there’s very few teams we could See Jamboree on 3
File Photo The OSU cross country teams begin their run back to the NCAA Championships with the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater on Saturday.