Spiders

Personally, I would not class myself as a sufferer of arachnophobia. I have been known to carry house spiders at arms length out of the house with the tried and tested book and glass method. But the spiders here horrify me into fits of spasms and ridiculous jumps.

I told you about the tarantula in my bathroom that emerged from a hole in the wall like the beast from the land of nightmares, well now we’ve had another one just sitting on the curtain of the living room, just sitting there. It’s unbelievable!! And the last thing I volunteer to do is reach for a book and glass to escort the monster outside.

I’ve managed to get a few good photos of them with an outstretched arm holding a shaky camera. They have faces…that’s what I don’t like, you can see there ugly, wee pug face and multitude of eyes.

I wonder how such a brute could evolve over billions of years??? Considering that all of nature has an apparent breathtaking beauty.

I suppose that beauty is in the eye of the beholder though, as there are people who love these eight-legged abominations. I like to call these people weirdos.