Apr 23
4 min read
The Myakka Spider
The cup shook as the spider pounded and pounded inside it
Christl and our toddler were already asleep when I quit writing up notes for my book on Florida Parks and, naked in the liquid summer heat, slid under the sheet beside them. Before I turned off the flashlight, I shined it on a huge spider on the inside wall of the tent — which was big, the size of a room, high enough to stand in. I had…
