Lio by Mark Tatulli for November 11, 2021

Not the kind of book someone with arachnophobia should read.

I have a nest of spiders above my chair I am sitting in occasionally one will lower itself next to my head and watch me surf the web.

Lio is not alone, surrounded by those who adore him!

Well, I never would’ve thought that the comedy movie, ‘Eight Legged Freaks’ from 2002 was based on a book! (Not that I’ve ever seen it, though!)

Lio’s attracted quite a crowd for his book reading club!

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“Big Ass Spiders” is equally funny.

I’m glad to see Bunnicula is safe from the cooking pot!

The movie used real spider behavior for the giants though they were too large. Even if our oxygen levels were boosted to say 35% the spiders could only grow to dog size which is big enough. We would be energized by it too, but die sooner as our candles would burn faster. Dragonflies had wingspans of 42 inches 300 mya when such conditions existed before.

Got a few spiders in the house, they keep the ant population in check. That said, if they are white-tail, redback, or huntsman spiders then dead or out are the only options.