#spacemerchantseries

Piter has the whole rose trapped. You can just make out the silk she has draped over it. She is a little shy, and I don't want to run her off, so I stand back a ways and use the zoom. I do love her coloration. #spiders #wendienordgren #spacemerchants #spacemerchantseries #thunderdrop #bondedspiderfriends #piter #indieauthor #discovernewworlds #rose https://www.instagram.com/p/B2KrBArlGC3/?igshid=gc0ffzihjnhs

I thought at first to call her Itsy, after Niklos's little friend but I'm thinking Piter may be closer to accurate lol. She's large and lovely. Still a little terrifying but I'm trying to appreciate her pest removal skills to work past my phobia. #spiders #wendienordgren #spacemerchants #spacemerchantseries #thunderdrop #bondedspiderfriends #piter https://www.instagram.com/p/B2C3084lXcE/?igshid=tylcytwowju0

So, I tried to do a good thing today. I really did. I saw a spider hovering over Kaede in the bedroom. I had the brilliant thought they I'd take the little one outside and let it feast on the pests that eat the roses. Well, apparently someone else had the same idea. I turned her loose and suddenly giant green legs came around the petals. The bad news- she died. The good news- she didn't suffer and slowly starve to death in the bedroom. Thunderdrop's cousin ate her. #spiders #wendienordgren #spacemerchants #spacemerchantseries #thunderdrop https://www.instagram.com/p/B2CU5lGFI3w/?igshid=35yzryv8gnzq