Just another mundane spider update. This batch of babies are now 18 days post-fertilization, and they’re just rockin’ out in their dish.
I also got some good news: I was awarded a small in-house grant to pick up a bunch of supplies for embryo imaging, so that’s in the works. I ordered a few necessities today.
And now everywhere I go on the internet, ads for halocarbon oil pop up everywhere. Or does everyone get those?
Happy Arachtober!!!
I hope the ones that aren’t moving are just taking a nap…
No One Ever Asked For Targetted Advertising.
They will now.
“…we haven’t had much mortality, either.” (from the video)
That happens after you fit them with their widdle flame-throwers and rocket launchers and begin your takeover.
I get ads for lingerie. No idea why that’s happening.
Not directly related, but have you read “When you are engulfed in flames” by David Sedaris? There’s a chapter called “April in Paris” that I think you’d enjoy. April is his pet spider.
“If I thought about her a hundred times a day, it seemed only fair that she thought about me as well. … Often I’d take out a magnifying glass and stare into the chaos that was her face. … I put it on a list of other nagging questions such as, What was Jesus like as a teenager?”