Focus on Texas:EEEEK!

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These ghostly shapes—actually, just condensation—were watching CoServ Electric member Esther Radican as she walked into work.

IMAGE: Esther Radican
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Bartlett Electric Cooperative member Pamela Peck said, “Yuck!” when this hairy tarantula crossed her yard.

IMAGE: Pamela Peck
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Pedernales Electric Cooperative member Connie Fetzer thought this shot of then 3-month-old granddaughter Charlotte Elizabeth really fit this month’s category—and so did we.

IMAGE: Connie Fetzer
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These ghostly shapes—actually, just condensation—were watching CoServ Electric member Esther Radican as she walked into work.

IMAGE: Esther Radican
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This 4-inch red-eyed devil really scared Alexandria Penshorn when she poked it with a pencil. Alexandria is the granddaughter of Pedernales Electric Cooperative member Cindy Fest.

IMAGE: Cindy Fest
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“I see you!” says this female blue dasher—one of the more common backyard dragonflies—captured in this fabulous macro shot by Medina Electric Cooperative member Paul Garcia.

IMAGE: Paul Garcia

With Halloween just around the corner, it seems fitting to pay homage to that which makes you squeal. And from the looks of our entries, our little multiple-legged friends are, in fact, foes, frightening electric co-op members all across the state.

So here’s to bugs! Here’s to slugs! And, of course, here’s to the occasional, surprising scare.