For years, the Roach family have lived a happy, quiet life in the walls of a home owned by an unknowing benefactor until one day out of nowhere their safe existence is threatened by the sudden appearance of a beautiful woman who steals the heart of their lonely caretaker right from the start.
After realizing that Lucy is in fact a hybrid black widow spider in search of a mate, the Roach family springs into action to save their home.
But Lucy is quite a force to be reckoned with and to her, the roaches are common, mouth-watering prey...
A humorous short story from the anthology Telling Really Tall Tales by Angel Berry