The Legacy of Annie Rose

Beginning with Carolyn Swagerle's victory over arachnophobia The Legacy of Annie Rose presents the extraordinary story that follows her purchase of a Grammostola rosea or Chilean rose tarantula. In the midst of the relationship with Annie that ensues and months after she brings this giant arachnid home a crisis develops that throws her life into chaos. Annie unexpectedly lays eggs. Tarantula experts state that the eggs will surely not survive to develop under the hand of a novice. Nevertheless because a minute possibility exists that they might she prepares. Astonishment and discovery become daily companions as she is plunged into the world of tarantulas in a way she never expected. This educational photo-documented account contains nearly 200 color photographs.