A Spider Parting

We parted ways with the 7 legged tarantula today.  I actually stopped in at the pet store yesterday and discussed it with the owner.  He told me that people find hundreds of them at this time of year.  The one Natty found is a male - it is thinner.  What happens is the males head out at this time of year in search of a female.  Once they have found one and had relations they go off to die.  He said that we should expect this one to die in the next week or so.  Also learned that they cannot take them.  Tarantula's are native to Utah and there must be some law somewhere that prohibits them from taking them.  So, tonight we took a little drive up the hill behind The Home Depot.  We drove up to the water tower there and we let the spider go.  I don't really know if the fella had relations with a female or not.  He doesn't keep a daily blog.  So, if he is still in search we wish him all the best.  On the other hand if he is simply waiting around to die, well, I hope the strange eyeballs and the shaky jar made your last few days adventurous. 

Whatever the case I know this, Andy is quite relieved and much more comfortable going to sleep at night.  I also know that I won't have to endure any more skipped heart beats when I walk into the garage and turn to see that thing staring at me from the jar.  I regularly forgot he was there and not being a big fan of spider's it got me a couple times. 

So as things go Natty has brought home a turtle that she found and we've kept it.  She has brought home a spider and we held on to it for a few days.  If she shows up here with a snake someday I am not going to be real patient.  At some point you have to draw a line and I was lenient on this last house guest but you better believe there will not be such patience with a snake.

I just proof read that last paragraph and it is a good thing that I did because I originally wrote "if she shows up here with a snack someday..."  I didn't catch that one though I typed out the final snake the same way.  I might be loosing my mind. 

The rest of the day was great.  We enjoyed church - got a report that the boys are doing very well on their parts for the primary program.  Good to hear.  I am confident that Natty is also doing very well on her part as well.