Horror Haiku Club Prompt

October 10 - Giant Spiders

OK so I don’t really have a specific movie reference for this one, I just love spiders. Many of us have been led to believe that spiders couldn’t get to gigantic sizes because of their exoskeletons, but this is a myth…

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Your prompt is GIANT SPIDERS

Impossible friend

Watch me with your many eyes

With eight legs, hold me

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The real reason is the way they breathe. They have tiny holes along the sides of their abdomens that intake oxygen as air flows over them. With this method of breathing, there’s no way a giant spider could get enough oxygen to keep it alive. BUT GIANT SPIDERS ARE SO FUN TO THINK ABOUT🕸🥰