6/27 Jude | AMPS 227; +5 138; +10 106; PMPS 110; +4 74

Jude wanted me to show his friends what he did today...
this + this + this + more of this...le sigh..what a life...

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ALSO, I've just got to share this completely non-feline-diabetes related photo of one of the wolf spiders in my garage. If you'll zoom in, you'll see she is carrying 100s of babies on her abdomen. I can't mess with them when they have babies on their abdomen or it looks like godzilla has swooped down as they all run for safety--100s of them. They are a very large species of spider. I had one inside the house once that, I promise, was the size of my palm. I don't normally ever kill them because they eat black widows and brown recluses, but I was forced to kill the one inside the house--I couldn't risk that thing getting into my bed. Huge!

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Also, weird cycle today. I don't normally test past +5 (and only then on the weekends when I'm not working) because Jude typically nadirs by then, but look...he had a lower number at +10. I tested him because as he was sleeping, he began twitching, and it worried me. As it turns out, it was likely a dream, and not low bg. But that is super strange for him to go lower past his typical +5 nadir point.
 
Connie & Moonie said:
Jude is so handsome! And what a life! He looks so comfy lounging on the couch.

And that spider carrying 100s of more spiders is going to haunt my nightmares. Yeesh! 😱

Of course when you need a spider hunted, I’m guessing Mr. Jude is nowhere to be found. He’s too busy lounging and can’t be bothered for such small tasks 😂
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Oh, no. Jude was right on top of the wolf spider in the house. He kept focusing on the couch skirt, and I wondered why, so I flipped it up, and there was the massive wolf spider! I actually broke my toe in the process of trying to flush it out so I could kill it. Again, I don't like killing beneficial critters, but I couldn't run the risk of running into that monster again.
 
Mary & Jude said:
Jude wanted me to show his friends what he did today...
this + this + this + more of this...le sigh..what a life...

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ALSO, I've just got to share this completely non-feline-diabetes related photo of one of the wolf spiders in my garage. If you'll zoom in, you'll see she is carrying 100s of babies on her abdomen. I can't mess with them when they have babies on their abdomen or it looks like godzilla has swooped down as they all run for safety--100s of them. They are a very large species of spider. I had one inside the house once that, I promise, was the size of my palm. I don't normally ever kill them because they eat black widows and brown recluses, but I was forced to kill the one inside the house--I couldn't risk that thing getting into my bed. Huge!

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Just is just so handsome. He had the absolute sweetest face. I just want to smoosh him with kisses 😘

But that spider! 😵‍💫
I’d have to set it free outside too for the sake of those babies 😵‍💫
But yucky 🤢 too 🤷‍♀️
 
Mary & Jude said:
Oh, no. Jude was right on top of the wolf spider in the house. He kept focusing on the couch skirt, and I wondered why, so I flipped it up, and there was the massive wolf spider! I actually broke my toe in the process of trying to flush it out so I could kill it. Again, I don't like killing beneficial critters, but I couldn't run the risk of running into that monster again.
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Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear about your toe! I hope it heals soon!!!

And that’s too funny about Jude - too bad he couldn’t take care of the spider for you. I guess you would have risked the 100 baby spiders going in every direction.
 
Pics of Jude, super cute 😍
Pics of spider, not so cute.

Do your kitties ever hunt the spiders?
Peanut is a master spider hunter. Luckily the spiders we have here are nothing in comparison to these. And although carrying her babies is so cute it also creeps me out. I would never want to see all those babies scurrying off into different directions 😬😲🙈
 
Karolina & Nestle said:
Pics of Jude, super cute 😍
Pics of spider, not so cute.

Do your kitties ever hunt the spiders?
Peanut is a master spider hunter. Luckily the spiders we have here are nothing in comparison to these. And although carrying her babies is so cute it also creeps me out. I would never want to see all those babies scurrying off into different directions 😬😲🙈
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Bugs and snakes are just a part of living in the deep south. Thankfully, I rarely have any bugs in the house (other than ants). If I have something like a fly, the cats go nuts, but that's usually the extent of house bugs. My garage, on the other hand, has some cracks that are open to the crawl space below the house, and we have a lot of bugs that crawl up, and I've had a couple of snakes come up as well. We've had a lot of wolf spiders this year; I'm not sure why. My least favorite bugs in the garage are flying cockroaches. Disgusting. They seemingly fly right at you, and they are massive, about three inches long--I HATE them!!! I've joined a couple of snake groups so that I can learn to identify them and to look at pictures to desensitize myself from my fear of them. I was so afraid, I was phobic. But now I can identify them pretty well, and though I'm not as afraid of them as I used to be, I still don't like them.
 
Mary & Jude said:
Bugs and snakes are just a part of living in the deep south. Thankfully, I rarely have any bugs in the house (other than ants). If I have something like a fly, the cats go nuts, but that's usually the extent of house bugs. My garage, on the other hand, has some cracks that are open to the crawl space below the house, and we have a lot of bugs that crawl up, and I've had a couple of snakes come up as well. We've had a lot of wolf spiders this year; I'm not sure why. My least favorite bugs in the garage are flying cockroaches. Disgusting. They seemingly fly right at you, and they are massive, about three inches long--I HATE them!!! I've joined a couple of snake groups so that I can learn to identify them and to look at pictures to desensitize myself from my fear of them. I was so afraid, I was phobic. But now I can identify them pretty well, and though I'm not as afraid of them as I used to be, I still don't like them.
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Honestly I was wondering if you lived in Australia by the description of these critters! Now I don’t know what’s more terrifying - snakes, flying cockroaches, or the giant spider with a hidden 100 mini spiders 😱
 
Jude is such a cute puff ball!!! I just want to cuddle him.

I actually love spiders so I think it's so cool you posted that! My survivial instincts keep me with a healthy fear, but I find them fascinating. I try to trap and release the ones I find in my house but the big ones give me the heebie jeebies. Jumping spiders are my favorite, they're just so cute (but again, please do not touch me lol) The other night I went out to the catio to say goodnight to Mister and he was just standing there right next to a wolf spider, not bothering it at all. It looked like they had just been having a conversation about the moon, no cares in the world😆 he's not much of a hunter these days, unless it's a beatle.
I hope mama wolf stays in your garage or better yet finds her way to the outdoors!

ETA Omgosh I just saw your comment about the flying cockroaches - we get those in our garage too! I HATE THEM. So disgusting!
 
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