The Nosy Neighbor

Photo by: Victor and Sarah Potter

“I keep rare giant spiders here,” explained Darcy to Detective King. She pointed at a web. “That’s my Silver Spider. I used to have far larger Giant Huntsmen and Goliath Birdeaters. The Silver killed and ate them.”

“Uh huh. We’ve received complaints.”

“That’s my nosy neighbor. He sneaks into my yard, then complains about what’s in my greenhouse.”

“What’s the Silver eating now?”

“I have no idea.”

“Well,” said King. “Someone obviously broke in. Judging by the amount of blood, he didn’t survive it. But there’s no body.”

“Strange. You know, I haven’t seen that nosy neighbor in a while…”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2018/01/10/12-january-2017/

Author’s Notes:

The Silver Spider is pure imagination. However the Goliath Birdeater is not. It’s also known as the Dinner Plate spider because it’s legs stretch across 11 freakin’ inches! The Giant Huntsman from Australia is also huge. Here’s more info:
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160314-the-worlds-largest-spider-is-the-size-of-a-dinner-plate

Wikipedia