Male of the Species - A Horror Short Story by Tom Vandermolen

Martin Hewitt is ten years old when he meets an abnormally large spider in the woods, and he’s immediately enamored by her violence and beauty. It seems she’s the only one of her kind, a lone Female without a Male. 

As the years go by, the two forge a secret bond: Martin feeds her, and she...well, she's the only female who truly understands him. But to take their relationship to the next level, he must prove he is Male enough for her.