Today I was in the library grading papers. I had been grading for awhile so I decided to pack up my things and take a short break. As I went to put my stuff in my bag their was a huge hairy spider right on top. The spider was around the size of one of those large garden spiders in the Midwest.
I obviously didn't want it in my bag, but I didn't want it to kill me either. Not knowing how poisnous this spiders venom was I wanted to be careful. I had watched a show right before we came here and heard about this deadly Argentinian spider that is moving north in Bananas. I managed to slide it out of my bag after a few tries with a folder. Then quickly stepped on him.
I got a klenex to pick him up, but one of the librarians took the spider from me to someone in the school that knows spiders and collects them. At least that's what I think she said. A little later I bumped into her and she said that she was told it was actually a young trantula!
I had this little thought that maybe I shouldn't of squashed this spider if it were a trantula. They are pretty amazing little creatures, but at the time I was in extreme defense mode and wanted whatever it was dead. Now the NOT so itsy bitsy spider is no more.
You can see the attack here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_5rAuG46ss
That was great...I would have FREAKED OUT!! I hate spiders!!
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