Wolf Spiders

My nephew, Dominick, is currently obsessed with wolf spiders.  Not too long ago he was all about anteaters and velociraptors and I’m sure it won’t be long until he moves on to some other member of the animal kingdom, but for now all he wants to know is everything about wolf spiders.  We were in the car and the questions began.  How big are wolf spiders?  Where do they live?  Do they eat people?  Have you ever seen one? 

The last question is the one that started a great conversation.  I told him that I had seen one as a kid at my grandma’s house.  We talked about where –behind the wood burning stove and what happened to it- grandpa took it outside.  He asked how big it was – I told him it was the size of our dog!  After his eyes popped out of his head and he had totally freaked out, I said I was kidding, it was about the size of grandpa’s hand. 

I was thinking he might be concerned about going to grandma’s house (thankfully she is still with us) and getting attacked by a wolf spider, so I let him know that it was at her old house in Arizona.  I talked about how his mom, uncle and I were little kids then.  To this Dominick replied “yeah, and I was in God’s hands”. 

Dominick didn’t say anything about being in his mommy’s tummy or it being before he was born, he simply stated the fact that he was with God.  Dominick is 5 and he knows exactly where he came from. 

Do you?