you know how a camel or a goat or a horse carefully drops down from a standing position by folding one leg at a time into the right spot, and then slowly, slowly lowering itself down to the ground? i found this spider in my bathtub, and it was, and i’m not exaggerating, the size of my palm. i asked my husband to take care of it, and i would like to think that it simply folded itself slowly and peacefully into this position, but i’m pretty sure that’s not how it happened. i feel a little bad. and a little good.

dead spider

found in my bathtub, autignac, france