My little "pet"

[The Mutant]

So, this little guy has taken up residency among my orchids, and it seems to like it there. So far, it has made me toss/drop my Phal. philippinense on the floor (neither plant, nor spider were harmed during the incident), in horror, and it has also caused me to spray my orchids with insecticide, because I thought I had spider mites.


I'm actually glad that it lives in my collection, since I consider it a good little resident, who eats those pesky fungus gnats. The only problem is that I think it's quite creepy, and it scares the living daylights out of me. Especially, whenever I realize it's on the chid I've picked up for watering!

Here it is:


I think it's some species of Wolf spider, and it's kinda cute with its big head. Oh, and it's looking straight into the camera in the picture. It was so very aware I was watching it when I took the photo. *shudders*