I don't like bugs. I really don't like spiders. I have no problem with removing them (one way or another) when they invade my home. With that said, an itsy bitsy spider has taken up residence in my bathroom. Now, this isn't just any little spider, mind you. This is a very SMART little spider!

I noticed him a few days ago. I think he was even a little bit smaller then. As I walked up to… err… dispose of him, my body cast a shadow over him, and he scampered to a little web that he has made for himself. Here is a picture of our itsy bitsy spider in his little web house.

So what makes this little guy so smart? He has found an absolutely ingenious place to live that pretty much guarantees him a longer life than most spiders who step foot inside my house. And now that I have shared his story with the bazillions of people on the Internet, it will be even harder to "invite" him to leave. I can just see the emails now from concerned parents stating that I have traumatized their children because I flushed the itsy bitsy spider down the toilet. Which, by the way, would be very easy to do since he built his home about 3 feet away from one. (Okay, maybe he is NOT so smart!)

So where did the itsy bitsy spider build his web home?

Quite literally, in the arms of an angel. Check this out…

Keep looking…

And finally…

The angel figurine stands about 6 inches tall and was given to me as a gift. So there you have it - a true story of why a spider-hating lady is now sharing her bathroom with an itsy bitsy spider. After all, how can I remove a spider that is being protected by an angel?