On the topic of strange and unusual life forms, check out the arachnid that was greeting me in my front door at my new home.
I don't usually kill bugs directly, if I can avoid it. I'm glad I spared this particular spider, however, because it is apparently called a writing spider (aside from the bright yellow markings, writing spiders are known for their elaborate, zig-zag stabilizing threads running down the middle of their web).
My hope is that it will somehow become irradiated and bite me in my sleep, thus granting me uncommon, super-human powers of literacy so I can start getting my research published. (Any other spider powers seem like they would just be a distraction.)
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