My students are insane. I want to get a class pet and am having a damn hard time figuring out what to get. They do not want anything cute and cuddly, so all forms of rodents are out. We were interested in turtles but we can’t have one because they carry diseases. Same with iguanas. So, what do my darling five-year-olds want?

A spider.

Yes, you read that correctly, they want a spider. And not just your garden variety spider, they want a Tarantula. Yes, they are insane. They even made a list of reasons why they want a spider. And I have to admit, they have some pretty decent reasons.

1. They want to pet a spider.
2. They want to feel a spider crawl up their arms.
3. They want to watch a spider weave a web.
4. They want to watch a spider burrow in the ground (which we learned tarantulas do)
5. They want to watch a spider climb the walls of the terrarium.
6. They want to watch a spider lay eggs
7. They want to watch the eggs hatch.

But the number one reason they want a spider: They want to see a girl spider eat a boy spider!

Yes, my students are insane! Hope everyone is having happy holidays.

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