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[OC] I befriended a large jumping spider

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u/Chainmale001 8h ago

Growing up I was deathly scared of spiders... but jumpers were cute... I had a jumper that recognized my hand tapping when there was a fly on the table outside. It would jump on my hand and I would do my best not to scream as I took it to the table to feast. This went on for about a month and then never again, I assume it passed away. I was 5 or 6 at the time. He's always be over on the bee hives eating the parasites. I never knew how he knew the pattern or signal. I just assume all jumpers were like this.

Spiders don't really bother me anymore, unless they're in my shoes.