A miraculous recovery!

[tjmi2000]

So, several days ago while unpacking a shipment I had a tiny T. purpureus sling bolt and disappear. Being about the size of a mosquito I figured it was lost for good until this morning when I found it, in of all places, the toilet! I was getting out of the shower when I just happened to notice something in the bowl. The funny thing is I had already flushed before my shower!

 

[Warren Bautista]

Eeeeeewwwwwwwww.

At least the sling is alright. lol

 

[JC50]

Glad to hear you found your lost spider.You should call it "super sling" after surviving the toilet.lol

 

[rvtjonny]

water go down the hole, spider stays on the bowl.. glad to hear the little guy is ok..

 

[Roski]

it followed you into the shower! psycho spider but thats a good point- if any of my avics go loose, i'll be sure to take a lot of showers that week to draw them into my bathroom...

 

[tjmi2000]

It traveled out of the kitchen, where it went AWOL, through the dining room, down the hall, and into the bathroom in a little less than 48 hrs and somehow ended up in the toilet, surviving at least one flush! Definately a Super Sling.

 

[WelshTan]

incy wincy spider climbed up the toilet spout ..... glad its ok

 

[ZergFront]

it followed you into the shower! psycho spider but thats a good point- if any of my avics go loose, i'll be sure to take a lot of showers that week to draw them into my bathroom...

This is why you don't let little slings stay up late watching Arachnophobia! Puts things in their little brain stems.

On a serious note, that is one lucky little fellow. You really have to name it!

 

[tjmi2000]

Okay so I have a new "miraculous recovery" story to tell even better than the last one. The only other sling I've had go missing was a P. regalis juvenile that bolted during rehousing back in mid-July. She dashed behind the dishwasher never to be seen again..until today that is. I was OUTSIDE spraying off some lawn furniture with the hose to get it ready for storage. Suddenly a very large spider (for Michigan) ran out and scared the crap out of me. At first I thought it was an extra large wolf spider when I suddenly realized it was the missing Pokey! I don't know how she got out of the house but with the exception of a missing leg she looks very very heathly. I thought for sure she was dead but I am sure happy to have her back.

 

[OldHag]

it followed you into the shower! psycho spider but thats a good point- if any of my avics go loose, i'll be sure to take a lot of showers that week to draw them into my bathroom...

hehe Name it Norman!

 

[LadySharon]

holy cow on both stories.

and you had a T survive outside in MICHIGAN???? you've had to have freezing weather by now... right? (I have - I'm in colorado)

 

[seanbond]

i have a loose ornithoctanea sp orange fringe loose in my basement, its been like 5 days, hopefully its eating cellar crix till i find it.
congrats on the wild caught pokey tjmi, haha.

 

[tjmi2000]

Actually we've been having a very mild September with no frost here yet--luckily.

 

[Loudog760]

Dude you some awesome story's! Very luck for sure haha!