Wednesday morning, I walked into my apartment and straight into a spider web. It's a terribly icky feeling, but one I've grown used to. When you do a newspaper delivery route, you learn the hard way not to walk between trees and that sometimes there's no choice but to stick your hand right into a spider web and hope for the best. So I've had to summon all my bravery many times this summer and just deal with icky insects, but it was an unpleasant surprise to have to do so in my own home.
I thought nothing more of it until a few minutes later, when I felt a sharp pain in my neck. I freaked out, slapping at my clothes and running to the bathroom to see if I could spot a spider on my in the sink mirror. When I leaned over, something small fell off me and into the sink. It was a spider! I had actually been bitten by a spider. I could hardly believe it. I took a good look at it, then went to research what kinds of spiders in Florida are venomous. The outlook was good that I would survive until morning.
I then took some pictures of the spider so that if I developed superpowers or died in my sleep, doctors would have some information. At this point, I'm just curious to know what little beasts are living in my precious home. Anyone who can provide info on what kind of spider this might be will get lots of brownie points! (Click to view the pictures larger.)


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