Xia Yirui, a 13-year-old boy who has always loved animals keeps a cat and a turtle. And he feels unhappy when raising __________ of his pets.

Later from his parents, he received a spider __________ had colored hairs. It is a Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula (巴西所罗门食鸟蛛) . “I couldn’t be __________! I knew it would not be as easy as to keep cats or turtles. But I thought keeping a spider must give me __________ different experience.” Xia remembered.

The spider is alert, quick and strong most of the time. Just as __________ name suggests, bird-eating spiders have the physical ability to catch even birds, __________ they mainly catch and eat insects. They can catch birds quickly without __________ any webs. Possibly, they can catch people quickly if they’re scared. The reason is that spiders can’t recognize their owners and seldom interact with them.

However, sometimes it is weak. Every two to three months, the spider grows so big that its old skin cannot hold its body any more. The spider still takes __________ nutrition from the old skin after breaking from it. It needs   __________ for during this period. “Once I __________ the old skin of my pet, which almost killed it.” Xia said.

Xia can take good care of the spider now and is looking forward to taking up a new challenge.