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there is a spider above my desk and it didn't move in like two months (feddit.de)
submitted 1 year ago by nichtsowichtig@feddit.de to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I have been planning for ages to clean up my room and remove the spider but since I've been depressed and my executive dysfunction has been at work, I didn't do anything about it.

Guess what happened today - the spider caught a fly and is happily feasting right now. So turns out I haven't been all alone lately - both the spider and I have been in some kind of hibernation for some time. The spider also doesn't initiate smalltalk so I think it is fair to assume it is autistic too.

Anyway I've posted here lately as I haven't been well, so I'll just let you know that I feel a bit more positive about getting shit done and change things for the better. hugs (for anyone who wants one)!

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[–] Blastasaurus@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Once I lived in Melbourne and I left a Huntsman on my ceiling for 3 months. He grew from the size of a quarter to the size of a tennis ball. I named him George.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I still live in Melbourne and I once let a Huntsman grow to the size of a side-plate on the outside of my window. Then I watched my chicken eat him. His name was Jonathon, but I called him Jono.

Edit: The chicken’s name is The Void.

Edit 2: Looking them up, he was probably a girl.

TW Arachnophobiahttps://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/huntsman-spiders/

[–] nichtsowichtig@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

looking up at them today he looks visibly bigger. let's see how big they get!