I know spiders aren't for everyone but hey, neither am I. As a child I LOVED daddy long legs. There's a story told in my family of when I was about 4 years old. I went to use the bathroom at my grandmothers house. I yelled for my aunt that there was a spider in the bath tub. She ran in and squished it. I was heartbroken!! I wailed, "Charlotte!!!!" See I was excited to share the spider with my aunt, but she thought I was scared and wanted her to get rid of it. As I grew up my interest in spiders changed. I began to have the "heebie jeebies" at the fear a spider might crawl on me. As an adult, I have tried to respect all life Except flys, cause - ew (I know they have a job in our ecosystem, but they are not allowed in my home). Also, another "bug which shall not be named" (bc I am phobic about it and all it's legs. I know, I know ... I'm working on it). My curiosity about spiders began a few years ago. I found a Facebook page about jumping spiders. I started to research them. Now I love them! These web puppies are so dang cute with their eight fuzzy legs and sweet, curious faces. In October of 2023, I planned to adopt one from a local reptile show. I didn't feel connected to any I saw, but was drawn to a booth with tarantulas! Which to be clear, I have previously been relatively repulsed by them. Well, I ended up adopting Lydia, a Brachypelma Emilia(Mexican Redleg Tarantula). I became equally fascinated with her as I was frightened of her. On July 31st of this year "she" molted for the first time in my care. The transformation was tedious and unnerving. It was also the coolest thing I've ever seen!! As it turns out, Lydia is a male! Even though the breeder I got Lydia from said I was adopting a 5 year old female, it is clear from examining his molt, that Lydia is male. I am planning to adopt a Bold or Regal Jumping Spider soon. But I swear, the more into them I am, the more they come to me in the wild. This feels like a confirmation of the Law of Attraction - what we focus on, we bring to us. Thank you all spiders for showing yourselves to me and confirming that my mind is so powerful and what I focus on, is what I attract to me!
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