I have been planning for ages to clean up my room and remove the spider but since I’ve been depressed and my executive dysfunction has been at work, I didn’t do anything about it.
Guess what happened today - the spider caught a fly and is happily feasting right now. So turns out I haven’t been all alone lately - both the spider and I have been in some kind of hibernation for some time. The spider also doesn’t initiate smalltalk so I think it is fair to assume it is autistic too.
Anyway I’ve posted here lately as I haven’t been well, so I’ll just let you know that I feel a bit more positive about getting shit done and change things for the better. hugs (for anyone who wants one)!
What kind of spider is it?
it has long slim legs and a lot of patience
If it’s this guy, a “daddy long-legs”, he’s your friend. I have these all over the house all year round, and I go out of my way not to disturb them, because they are supremely beneficial: They eat other spiders. Their long legs make them formidable fighters in a 1v1, and they will murder all competing spider races as a matter of course. This is really nice if you, like me, aren’t bothered by daddy long-legs, but are bothered by spiders like this fella, which is a common housemate in my part of the world.
By keeping a legion of daddy long-legs as pets, I almost never see any other type of spider inside my house. It’s a symbiotic relationship, and I love my spiderbros.
it is a daddy long-leg! They seems really nice - in fact he dropped the rest of the fly on my keyboard for me to snack. It was also nicely wrapped in spider webs!
I gotta figure out how to get some daddy long-legs to move in with me. I’ve caught 4 small wolf spiders in my house in the past 3 weeks. This is unacceptable.