The itsy bitsy spider....
Have I mentioned before that we have a Black Widow spider as a pet? In a little spider aquarium thing, of course. Well we do. Yes, and she's a big'un. Her belly is bigger then a small marble and not quite as big as a big marble.Every now and again Eric cleans out her cage to remove the remains of the crickets she's sucked the life out of. When I've seen him do it he some how scoops her into a shot glass, covers it, and goes about his business. I'm not sure how he did it last night.....
After I got home I went straight for the living room to get some one-on-one time with E. We snuggled (no, we didn't do "it") for about 10 minutes and then I got up to get a bottle of water from the kitchen. As soon as I walked in the kitchen I noticed the spiders cage, on the counter, WITH THE LID OFF! I was breathlessssssssssssssssssssss.
Eric, "What's wrong?"
Me, "WHERE is the SPIDER?"
Eric, silence.....walks over....looks around...."Oh THERE she is! Oops!"
Me, running across the house to get as far away from the BLACK WIDOW that has ESCAPED from her OPEN CAGE and decided to TAKE A HIKE ACROSS THE KITCHEN VIA COUNTER TOP!!
Eric, "I can't believe I forgot to put the lid back on. Good thing we found her or we'd have had to move out!"
posted by Jessiedc28 @ 7:01 AM
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Any pet that requires you to move out if it escapes is not my kind of pet. Whose house is it anyway? :)
Makes my skin crawl just thinking about it!!
Yes, I know. It's kind of scary for most. She's normally quite good and I never notice her. Being on the Outside of her cage raises a whole other level of awareness though.....huh...
Caged spiders -- okay but still creepy. Uncaged spiders -- hell no.
Definitely one of those situations where you can't be sure it won't bite the hand that feeds it..
I've never understood the allure of having spiders for pets. You are a better woman than I am. :)
Holly freaking shit. I would have killed him. Really killed him.
spiders freak me out
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Marissa - Eric's not a spider geek but found that bug on the porch one day and decided that he didn't want it killing our dog or getting in to the house so he captured it. Not sure why he didn't kill it.... then he put it in a jar and forgot about it -- decided in the end to keep it and here we are today! Endangering our lives. =)
Min Pin Momma - Killed whom? Eric or the spider?
TBB - you didn't seem to mind him at the party!
Livin' on the edge...
Nice.
That is why when I visit I do not sleep- unless I have extreme amounts of liqued beverages in me- I hate that spider- I hate it I hate it. And it sits on the bar- I have to see it while I eat. AGHH. Let it fall down the water spout and drown.
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