I was sitting there, terrified...

[GothicReverie]

...of the spider I saw climbing on the other side of the computer desk.  It's fairly small in diameter (about 3/4 of an inch INCLUDING the legs), mostly black, but looks like it has some brown and/ or gray on it as well.  It's fuzzy-looking.  Again, I was terrified.  I don't know if it's another jumping spider like the one that was hanging around back there earlier this year, or a baby wolf spider or something else entirely. 

So, before I even finished typing that last sentence, he came walking up near the key board and I had to jump back and scream.  When he sees me, he freezes and then hides,  so I do know that it is *almost* as scared of me as I am of it.  Anyhow, when I jumped back and screamed, I had to watch it for five minutes until it moved far enough for me to be brave enough to race up to the keyboard and press the "save now" button before moving to our bedroom to get the laptop and continue typing this. 

I know that you are probably holding back laughter reading this, but I was holding back tears.  I tried to work up enough nerve to catch him in a cup or something and put him outside but I didn't have enough courage.  To do that, I would have to get close and if I misjudged my movements at all, it could touch or bite me, at which point I would lose what's left of my mind. 

I started to think it's a jumping spider because it doesn't look much like the wolf spiders that I remember, it's pretty small, and it does make some lightning-fast jumpy movements when it's startled or wants to change direction.  I do know that it spins web, because it dropped from an upside-down position at one point and used the web to climb back up.  Of course, I think all spiders can spin web, so that probably means nothing. 

So, now it looks like he's crawled into some corner to hide, which makes me feel better, but I didn't want to let my toddler play in the living room, in case he gets bitten.  I guess I considered hanging out with him in his room all day just to prevent that possibility.  Okay, as freaked out as I was by this, it certainly counts as a phobia.

I was sad and scared and missed my husband and I know you think I'm ridiculous but I don't really care...and damn, I actually started crying while  typing this!!!  So, the whole point of this long diatribe was to tell my husband that FRIDAY NIGHT WE ARE GOING TO WALMART AND ARE BUYING BUG BOMBS OR SOME SORT OF INSECTICIDE!!!!!  I hope this at least brightened your day with a chuckle as much as it flipped me out.

[Guinhyvar]

Oct. 23, 2008 at 11:17 PM

Aww, I wasn't laughing. Spiders are creepy and I totally get it! They scare me, too.

[rosesNclovers]

Oct. 24, 2008 at 12:56 PM

Awe...poor misty.  I would've saved you from the hairy spider:D