A little after midnight, this distinguished lady enters my home, complete with all the untimely clamor of the holiday season.
Naturally, the felines immediately went into ancestral hunter mode and began the process of demolishing the house in a vain attempt to capture the poor invading insect.
I ended up multitasking to prevent chaos, and doing so quietly enough not to wake my better half, who was already fast asleep at this hour.
After a long 10 minutes of conflict in the best "A Quiet Place" style, the desperate visitor got caught in some strands of web around the light bulb. I took the opportunity to snap a few photos and, being very careful not to hurt her, I caught her and escorted her outside so she could naturally finish her days on Earth. I found myself wondering how much she would be thanking me for my kindness if she were an intelligent being.
But there wasn't even time to close the door before the unwanted intruder returned to the light bulb, bringing back the previous pandemonium.
Fortunately, the second rescue operation was quicker and, now wiser, I turned off the indoor lights and only released her in a more distant area.
Mission accomplished. May she live for many weeks and have many offspring.