Beauty

[smokingboot]

To get over my alarming reaction to green tea, I went for a walk (obviously once I had mastered the art of leaving the bathroom). I went to that pet shop. They have the most beautiful tarantula ever.

Now, I do not like spiders. One bit. I can see the elegance of black widows and uruguay blacks, but the big shaggy ones? Urgh! And the way every spider creeps and scuttles about, fast or slow? Double urgh!

But she is without a doubt stunning. She's called a fireleg or a bloodleg or something equally forgettable. I stared at her for ages. Her markings are lovely, orange and black, and I could see what looked like an eye, or a tiny pair of eyes at the top of her head. like a drop of jet shining. I could not avoid the fact that she was lovely, alien but ugly only to an utter dullard. I got closer to the glass than I ever have with exotic spiders...closer than I care to get with any spider. She was truly a wonder.

Hmmm. Maybe she needs rescuing...

Comments

[november-girl.livejournal.com]

If you managed to get spiders to breed like your gerbils did then you'd be a very rich woman.

[thalinoviel.livejournal.com]

However, you'd also have a large tank full of tarantulas in your study. Which I feel must be a balancing factor.

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

Good point, well made.

I suspect they lose their charm in hordes.