[she frowns] I wonder what's causing that. Recent expansions, maybe? Are they losing their habitats?

[her eyes widen as he describes the animals, though. she's never come across anything quite like what he's talking about. she moves over to a drawer and fishes out a pad of paper, jotting a few things down]

Okay, so I take it they keep more people on the night shift than day. What about the spiders? Are they large, or poisonous, or...? [because they sound like they must be more dangerous than the garden variety she's used to]