Honey Spiders

Cooper: (on the way to pick Lillian up from a sleep-over), “…So when I see black widow spiders I just run toward them. They don’t expect that & it makes them scared and run away.”

James: “Yeah, that’s not such a good idea. (goes on to explain the many dangers of trying to bully black widow spiders).

Cooper: “OK, but honey spiders are ok. They don’t bite kids.”

James: “Honey spiders?”

Cooper:“Yeah. They’re only this big (holds two fingers right against one another illustrating 0 size), until they start filling with honey. Then they grow and grow and grow until they're this big (hold arms apart).”

James: “Really?”

Cooper: “Yeah. Then little boys and girls come up with empty jars and hold them out to the honey spider. That’s when he squirts all his honey out and fills up their jars… then he gets tiny again.”

James: “But the honey spiders only do this for little kids?”

Cooper: “Yeah, they bite grown ups. If I were you I’d keep away from the honey spiders.”