00:00This woman built an entire world from scratch, all for one tiny jumping spider.
00:07Claudia had always loved tiny things, but finding a pet she could truly bond with wasn't exactly
00:12easy. Her allergies made cats and dogs difficult to keep around. So she decided the only way to
00:17have a pet was to confront one of her fears, spiders. Honestly, I was a little scared to
00:23hold her at first. I think she was scared of me too. But when Violet became comfortable with
00:27letting Claudia watch her groom herself, the two became fast friends. With time, I could put my
00:34finger in front of her and she would just climb on it. The jumping spider Claudia was once nervous
00:40to hold, eventually became her tiny pocket companion. Violet would relax into Claudia's hands
00:46and even give her tiny high fives. They became inseparable. Even when Claudia gave her an entire
00:55room to explore, Violet walked straight back to her.
01:02I mean, for a spider, that's a pretty convincing love language.
01:06I've also had people question the idea of keeping a spider as a pet at all.
01:11I think humans naturally fear things we don't understand. I had some of those assumptions myself,
01:18but sometimes learning about the thing you're afraid of can completely change the way you see it.
01:24I learned to watch her body language to figure out whether she was comfortable, curious, scared,
01:30or simply uninterested. I'm feeding Violet some honey and water and she won't let go of it.
01:40Alright then. What are you doing? I love your rosy cheeks. That curiosity and awareness were actually
01:49what made me start showing her my miniatures. Claudia had already been making polymer clay
01:54miniatures for years and Violet was small enough to fit inside one of her tiny houses. Soon, Violet had a
02:00crocheted pouch, miniature rooms, and her own little travel carrier called a pocket pod.
02:13The best part now is that they can turn on. I did start making things specially for her.
02:21Eventually, I knew she was getting older. Something was changing.
02:28Then one morning, Violet passed away while resting in Claudia's hands.
02:33There isn't a day that I don't miss Violet. I hope people watching Violet's story
02:38start looking at small creatures a little differently.
02:45There will never be another Violet. But before long, more jumping spiders began
02:50joining the little world that she inspired. And every tiny room that Claudia builds now
02:55carries a little piece of the spider who started it all.
02:59Violet changed my entire outlook on life.
03:04Violet's life. You really only have one life. Violet's life was so small and so short,
03:10but somehow she reminded me that my time is limited too. Be yourself. Become that person you wish you could
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