true love of intrepid arachnids
A few weeks ago, I was driving home from my Thursday Night Group, and got the shock of my life when I turned and saw a HUGE SPIDER on my passenger-side window. (On the outside, thank goodness.)
The spider was clinging for dear life to the outside of my car, as I drove at breakneck speed down the road. I wasn't all that sympathetic, though - my gut instincts for spiders range from "Ahhhspiderahhhh" to "KILLKILLKILL". My major concern at the time was how on earth I was going to get out of my car without it sneaking across the roof and attacking me as I emerged from safety.
Tonight? Same location, same thing: BIG SPIDER on my passenger-side window.
Cue Mez freaking out, again, and nearly driving off the road in shock and terror.
But then... I started thinking.
And I realised that clearly the poor old original spider had dropped onto a nice shiny playground shaped like a car, in all innocence, never realising that he was about to be whisked away to a strange and terrifying new place.
And this spider, loving friend of the original spider, was risking her life and limb in a desperate mission to find her beloved and bring him home.
It's a lot harder to wish death to spiders when they're suddenly BRAVE HEROIC spiders and you're secretly cheering them on.
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The spider was clinging for dear life to the outside of my car, as I drove at breakneck speed down the road. I wasn't all that sympathetic, though - my gut instincts for spiders range from "Ahhhspiderahhhh" to "KILLKILLKILL". My major concern at the time was how on earth I was going to get out of my car without it sneaking across the roof and attacking me as I emerged from safety.
Tonight? Same location, same thing: BIG SPIDER on my passenger-side window.
Cue Mez freaking out, again, and nearly driving off the road in shock and terror.
But then... I started thinking.
And I realised that clearly the poor old original spider had dropped onto a nice shiny playground shaped like a car, in all innocence, never realising that he was about to be whisked away to a strange and terrifying new place.
And this spider, loving friend of the original spider, was risking her life and limb in a desperate mission to find her beloved and bring him home.
It's a lot harder to wish death to spiders when they're suddenly BRAVE HEROIC spiders and you're secretly cheering them on.
The conversation's happening over at Dreamwidth. Feel free to comment there using OpenID. (
comments so far)