On Saturday, we had a Wolf spider in our Main Street shop. A customer noticed it conspicuously sitting on the white wallpaper at the edge of the ceiling. They are usually good at camouflaging themselves, but I guess this one was checking out the shop (don't worry, this is only the second Wolf spider we've found in the shop in 8 years).
I usually have no problem sweeping up or catching spiders and putting them outside (with a strong warning to them that they are not longer welcome inside!). This time though, I was not up for the task, nor was Christina who was working with me that day. We asked a male customer if he was into Spider Wrangling and he gallantly took up the task.
Here's the video of his brave feat. Sorry about losing visual composure toward the end, I became a screeching school girl when his technique involved more than immediate capture. I love Christina's dance of joy as the capture is complete. The spider was carried far from the shop to be reintroduced to the wilds of urban Vancouver.
Thank you again kind sir!
