The Tiny Spider: Monmon

[threemeninaboat]

At my old office a very tiny black jumping spider (Bold Jumping Spider) lived in my succulent eating very tiny gnats. Anything that tiny isn't scary, even a spider.
I moved my succulent into my house back in September next to my Cactus in a Tyrannosaurs. I didn't see the spider for more than a month. He moved inside the Tyrannosaurs, moved onto eating bigger bugs and became a MUCH bigger spider, normal spider size. Sometimes when the sun comes out he'll sun himself. He's very very shy and has good eyesight.
We've been finding more dead flies in the window sill lately. This weekend Allyx said, "There's a HUGE* spider in your window!"
Tiny spider is now about the size of a quarter, he keeps his legs close and moves more like a crab, so he's still not that scary.



*please, those in other climes, do not mock our concept of "huge" spider. No, I don't want to see a picture of your camel spider.

Comments

[zyzyly]

I am sure he thinks of you as a deity.

[elusis]

I have just finished Jeff VanderMeer's "Southern Reach trilogy" of novellas, which has a lot of musing about what the occupants of tide pools might make of their observers, and I think Monmon must feel similarly.

[threemeninaboat]

Requested!

[rebeccmeister]

Jumping spiders all have such cute googly eyes, too! They're like tiny tanks!

That is a fairly large size for a jumping spider. Go, little dude, go!

[yshaloo]

I like spiders as long as we are respectful of each other's space. As long as he (or she) stays out of my personal space, I'll leave them to happily eat all my bugs.

[annie_r]

aww, growing baby spider!