Close-up of large, brown, furry, thick-legged, spider found indoors.
Today's Japanese word for today is "kumo," meaning spider. ("Kumo" also means cloud, but for this posting, we're talking about spiders.) While "kumo" is the generic word for spider, in this case we are referring to a large, brown and black, furry, thick-legged spider we found guarding our elevator a few nights ago. Lovely surprise, I might add. :) This one wasn't as big as the black and yellow spider we saw hanging out at the Okinawa Zoo, but including the legs, it was the size of my palm. I tried to get Brandon to hold his hand up next to it in the photo, but for some reason, he refused. Can't imagine why. :) We've said this before, but living on a subtropical island with big bugs evidently means we're going to have big spiders.
Just like my Gramma Lou taught me, I calmly explained my spider pact to this new member. I appreciate the fact that he helps keep the bug population to a tolerable level and as long as he doesn't set a foot (any of them) on me or in my apartment, we can live in peace and harmony. I also calmly explained that I didn't earn the nickname of "Fearless Spider Killer" in college for just any reason. I think he understood (smart, bi-lingual spider) and agreed to the terms. :) Gotta love big, furry kumo.
---Arielle
