Adventures in cat-sitting

[m_cobweb]

I went through my archives and re-uploaded this icon just for this post. Because last night I was introduced personally to the Giant House Spider, a species which apparently was brought to the Pacific Northwest about 1900 and has since become rather famous. Notorious?

I don't think they're poisonous, but I've been told they will run at you. I'm not bothered by spiders in general, but if a three-inch version runs at me, that could change. (I hear some of you screaming from here, don't I?}

My biggest worry was the cat where I'm staying, but I don't think she's inclined to mess with it. I did zip up my bag that it was next to, not wanting a nasty surprise. And it was the first thing I thought of this morning when I woke up. I don't know where it went, but it wasn't on my pillow, and that's the main thing.

I still need to tell my clients they have one of these, but I'm sort of hoping I'll find its naturally-deceased corpse before I have to.

Comments

[staxxy]

I am pretty mellow about spiders, but these get shooed outside if they get too big or too close to the areas that are actually used in my home (so like, ceiling corners are fine, but in the bathtub is not.

[m_cobweb]

I can laugh about it, and believe me, I am (because what else can ya do?), but I'm not shooing anything three inches across (NOT KIDDING) that might run at me. We're just going to have to coexist till it dies. Or I go back to Port Townsend.