As I was working the very computer I am currently typing on, I happened to notice a little figure playfully crawling out of my laptop that had been humming all day as I worked. The warmth must have been wonderful, and maybe just a little too tropical for my little nemesis who decided to take a breather as he absently stretched first his left four legs and then his right and hopped out of a little nook. My sharp intake of breath and utterance "OH NO! HOW DARE YOU!" must have alerted him that there was danger, so scuttled back in and nothing would get him out. I tried shaking the computer, but his little legs must have ached with the effort to stay inside his tropical safehouse. So, I resorted to human food like tortilla chips and ultimately the little set up I have posted below. In the end, it wasn't the promise of a tasty tootsie that grabbed his fancy, it was the insistent tapping of my keys as I researched and waited for my foe to appear. He did. I smacked him. Lesson learned.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Sneaky Spider
Cross this question off your "To be researched" list: Are spiders easily lured with human treats? The answer is no.
As I was working the very computer I am currently typing on, I happened to notice a little figure playfully crawling out of my laptop that had been humming all day as I worked. The warmth must have been wonderful, and maybe just a little too tropical for my little nemesis who decided to take a breather as he absently stretched first his left four legs and then his right and hopped out of a little nook. My sharp intake of breath and utterance "OH NO! HOW DARE YOU!" must have alerted him that there was danger, so scuttled back in and nothing would get him out. I tried shaking the computer, but his little legs must have ached with the effort to stay inside his tropical safehouse. So, I resorted to human food like tortilla chips and ultimately the little set up I have posted below. In the end, it wasn't the promise of a tasty tootsie that grabbed his fancy, it was the insistent tapping of my keys as I researched and waited for my foe to appear. He did. I smacked him. Lesson learned.
As I was working the very computer I am currently typing on, I happened to notice a little figure playfully crawling out of my laptop that had been humming all day as I worked. The warmth must have been wonderful, and maybe just a little too tropical for my little nemesis who decided to take a breather as he absently stretched first his left four legs and then his right and hopped out of a little nook. My sharp intake of breath and utterance "OH NO! HOW DARE YOU!" must have alerted him that there was danger, so scuttled back in and nothing would get him out. I tried shaking the computer, but his little legs must have ached with the effort to stay inside his tropical safehouse. So, I resorted to human food like tortilla chips and ultimately the little set up I have posted below. In the end, it wasn't the promise of a tasty tootsie that grabbed his fancy, it was the insistent tapping of my keys as I researched and waited for my foe to appear. He did. I smacked him. Lesson learned.
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