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Meet the Spoods: part 2

This is Lolth, my Grammostola pulchripes (Chaco golden knee). Gender is currently unknown, but for naming purposes I am assuming it is female, as she is named after the Dungeons and Dragons spider goddess of the Drow, Queen of the Demonweb pits. If she turns out to be male I have no plans to change her name. She is about 1cm across, diagonally, so quite small. You can't see it in this picture, but at the moment she has a marking that looks almost like a skull on her abdomen. She was the last spider to be removed from her sling tube, but the first one to demonstrate a threat pose. So she is definitely feisty!
Meet Shelob, named after the Middle Earth great spider, Spawn of Ungoliant, part spider, part demon. She is a Brachypelma verdezi (synonymous with Tlitocatl verdezi), or Mexican rose grey. She will grow up to be grey, with pinkish orange hairs. Not an especially distinctive looking spider, but I am excited to see her grow. She was the most restrained of the three when unboxing, and I actually thought that she was dead when she first arrived. A day later and she seems to be settling in, so maybe she's just shy?
And finally, this is Anansi. Named after the West African trickster spider god, Anansi is the only one with a male name. He is a pretty chilled spider, not as defensive as Lolth but not as shy as Shelob. I can't wait for him to come into his adult Brachypelma hamorii colouring.
Frustratingly, the arrival of these spiders has shown me that I'm not as far forward as I thought I was in my quest to beat arachnophobia. I love Winnie. Winnie is so cute, and fluffy, with these big eyes that follow me around the room. She comes forward when I play music by any male crooner - she's especially drawn to Elvis Presley and John Legend. She's less of a spider and more of a... little web puppy? The Spoods are..... very much spiders. They look like spiders, walk like spiders, and freak me the hell out like spiders. I'm hoping that in time I will be able to get over this, that I'll soon be able to put my hand out for the Spoods to climb on. I guess time will tell.
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