Teacher Huy Vien was flabbergasted when he found a wolf spider on top of his desk. It was a spider unlike anything he had ever seen before.

“I wasn’t really looking for a pet spider. I just found a giant spider and I thought it was kind of cool. It is the largest spider I’ve ever seen in my life, out in the wild,” Vien said.

Vien never sought a pet spider, but nevertheless, he still adopted it and diligently cared for it.  

He even presented it with a name: Beyonce. 

Unfortunately, wolf spiders have considerably short life spans, so developing an attachment could end in sorrow.

“I did some research… so I think wolf spiders live (for) maybe a year or two years, so we’ll see if it even survives until the end of the year,” said Vien. 

Moreover, wolf spiders are an immensely cool species of spiders. Teacher Roger Scovell would agree, as he thinks favorably of arachnids.

“Wolf spiders are very beneficial when out in the wild so they have the opportunity to do what comes natural to them,” said Scovell.

They wound up eating other insects, which can help reduce the amount of pests inside homes; therefore, it’s best to think twice before enacting harm to a wolf spider.

“I have learned that (wolf spiders enjoy crickets) so I’ve been going to Petco to buy crickets for it to eat, so that’s kind of like an added expense I wasn’t anticipating,” said Vien. 

However, he’s still enthusiastic about doing his best to tend to Beyonce’s needs by doing thorough research. 

It’s clear that Vien has taken a liking to his adopted pet, and cares for the spiders with lots of love and affection. Beyonce is a nice little addition to his gleeful classroom.