This year, MissyB picked up on the part of my profile which mentions that I'm deadly afraid of the arachnid menace that can be often found patrolling inside and out of my home.

In her infinite wisdom, she decided to go for two tactics:

CONFRONTATION

MissyB sent me this highly realistic replica of a genuine breed of spider: Araneo Cuddlius, a terrifying beast. This one fits on the end of my finger so that I may act out a realistic confrontation event with said beast to prepare myself, should I happen across one in the wild.

DEFENSE

I have now been armed with the ultimate in spider-catching weaponry. I can now take out even the largest 8 legged freak from a safe distance with ease with this trigger-operated-spider-snaggy-thing

Thanks MissyB!