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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Will" data-source="post: 69736" data-attributes="member: 4182">So I did it. I took my GBB to my 5-year-old daughters school and she did a 'show and tell' and told everyone about Shelob the young tarantula.She did a great job and made me proud. My daughter did ok too!It was interesting because none of the kids were really old enough to have developed a deap fear of spiders. Also my daughter holding it (in a tub) probably instantly put them at ease. They just had loads of questions, which was fun for us both to answer.The teachers on the other hand...well 2 of them wouldn't even come within 10 feet of it!Anyway. Great experience. Glad I did it.Also noticed Shelob is premoult <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>