I was recently assigned to a project and was given a cubicle to work at, away from my normal work area. I decided to do some minor decorating. My B. albopilosum molted two nights ago and his exuvium came out nice and intact, except for the shredded abdomen.
I was thinking about putting it in a small display cube, but it would look funny without the abdomen, so I grabbed an unused Mini-KK, added some peat, made a faux burrow with a small deli cup, and added the T. His first six legs are sticking out of the burrow and you could see his carapace just fine.
While I was coming up the stairs, one of the lovely young ladies on my floor was on her way down. I tried hiding the KK behind me just in case she were to see it and freak out, but she saw it and asked what I had in my hand. I told her it was "A tarantula... well, sort of. It's the molted skin of one of mine." She looked at it, fascinated, and said it looks like a real T. I told her that it's real, but it's not dead or alive, it's just the old skin. She said it was pretty neat and then continued on her way.
Since then, I've had it on my desk, but I cover it up every time I walk away, again, just in case someone sees it and freaks out. Since I'm still in charge of my regular department, people still come up to see me for various things. So far, everyone that has come by starts talking, then I see their eyes wander to the KK, then they look at me, look back at the KK kind of funny, look at me kind of funny, pause, then continue what they were saying.
I was thinking about putting it in a small display cube, but it would look funny without the abdomen, so I grabbed an unused Mini-KK, added some peat, made a faux burrow with a small deli cup, and added the T. His first six legs are sticking out of the burrow and you could see his carapace just fine.
While I was coming up the stairs, one of the lovely young ladies on my floor was on her way down. I tried hiding the KK behind me just in case she were to see it and freak out, but she saw it and asked what I had in my hand. I told her it was "A tarantula... well, sort of. It's the molted skin of one of mine." She looked at it, fascinated, and said it looks like a real T. I told her that it's real, but it's not dead or alive, it's just the old skin. She said it was pretty neat and then continued on her way.
Since then, I've had it on my desk, but I cover it up every time I walk away, again, just in case someone sees it and freaks out. Since I'm still in charge of my regular department, people still come up to see me for various things. So far, everyone that has come by starts talking, then I see their eyes wander to the KK, then they look at me, look back at the KK kind of funny, look at me kind of funny, pause, then continue what they were saying.