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Creature Languages, 1/12, Period 3
A fishbowl-sized terrarium has been placed on Dream's desk, and students who look closely may notice a small brown arachnid within it, crouched between two rocks.
"Hello.
I have decided to start the term with a discussion with a creature who many of you might be wary of, a Brown Recluse Spider. Like all spiders, brown recluses are arachnids, not insects. This means they have only two body segments instead of three; a fused head and thorax (called a cephalothorax or prosoma) and an abdomen (called the opisthosoma), supported by an exoskeleton composed mainly of chitin.
Spiders also have eight legs (insects have six), no antennae, and their eyes are single lenses rather than compound eyes. Additionally spiders have pedipalps (or just palps), at the base of which are coxae or maxillae next to their mouth that aid in masticating food; the ends of the palp are modified in adult males into elaborate and often species specific structures used for mating.
In short? Do not refer to our guest, who you may call Aunt Nancy, as a "bug."
And do not fear her. Brown recluses bite only when disturbed, and she is bold for her breed. No harm will come to you from her."
As he speaks, Dream reaches into the terrarium and draws out the small brown spider. She crouches on his palm, then waves a foreleg.
//Hey there, children.//
"She is greeting you. I will interpret for the duration of class, but I believe you will pick up on her cues soon enough."
"As always, I am in my office after class."
"Hello.
I have decided to start the term with a discussion with a creature who many of you might be wary of, a Brown Recluse Spider. Like all spiders, brown recluses are arachnids, not insects. This means they have only two body segments instead of three; a fused head and thorax (called a cephalothorax or prosoma) and an abdomen (called the opisthosoma), supported by an exoskeleton composed mainly of chitin.
Spiders also have eight legs (insects have six), no antennae, and their eyes are single lenses rather than compound eyes. Additionally spiders have pedipalps (or just palps), at the base of which are coxae or maxillae next to their mouth that aid in masticating food; the ends of the palp are modified in adult males into elaborate and often species specific structures used for mating.
In short? Do not refer to our guest, who you may call Aunt Nancy, as a "bug."
And do not fear her. Brown recluses bite only when disturbed, and she is bold for her breed. No harm will come to you from her."
As he speaks, Dream reaches into the terrarium and draws out the small brown spider. She crouches on his palm, then waves a foreleg.
//Hey there, children.//
"She is greeting you. I will interpret for the duration of class, but I believe you will pick up on her cues soon enough."
"As always, I am in my office after class."
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Because he's from California and doesn't get the annual health and safety freakout announcements that come out every summer in the midwest about Brown Recluses.Re: Sign in
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