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Giant spider traps terrified family inside their home
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I hate you for life
nope.
That's no spider. That motherfucker is a face hugger.
Yes. Like shoot it with a fucking gun loaded with silver bullets.
I feel bad because I know a lot of spiders are harmless and eat a lot of other pests but goddamn is it hard to fight the feeling to wipe them from the face of the earth anytime they appear inside a house.
Had an orb weaver in my yard awhile back, didn't mess with it, I could actually sort of admire it but when I found a brown recluse in my bathroom awhile back, went ballistic. Just something about being in a closed in space with a spider that brings out the arachnid murderer within.
Once I was driving and I looked out the side window while stopped at a red light. Imagine my shock when I saw a huntsman gripping its hairy legs on the window!
Then imagine how I felt when I realised it was on the INSIDE of the car.
Huntsmen are cool though. Scuttle when trying to catch them which is annoying but won't kill you or anything.
I get them in my bedroom a bunch. The house is right next to some bushland conservation area and I have a window. I have to remember to turn the lights on at night in the hallway so I don't accidentally grope one in the darkness while trying to go to bed.
Then imagine how I felt when I realised it was on the INSIDE of the car.
Huntsmen are cool though. Scuttle when trying to catch them which is annoying but won't kill you or anything.
I get them in my bedroom a bunch. The house is right next to some bushland conservation area and I have a window. I have to remember to turn the lights on at night in the hallway so I don't accidentally grope one in the darkness while trying to go to bed.
What in the actual fuck!! I would wreck that car then set that shit on fire
The fuckers can get pretty big, and inside your house...somehow...
Years ago my mate had a big hunstman living in his car, and I swear it was there for months on end. I don't know if it left his car when it was in his garage to feed or whatever and kept coming back, but at least 3-4 times while cruising along with a couple of carloads of people, you'd see his car violently swerve to the kerb and everyone would jump the hell out because the spider would pop out while they were driving. Hilarious.
Years ago my mate had a big hunstman living in his car, and I swear it was there for months on end. I don't know if it left his car when it was in his garage to feed or whatever and kept coming back, but at least 3-4 times while cruising along with a couple of carloads of people, you'd see his car violently swerve to the kerb and everyone would jump the hell out because the spider would pop out while they were driving. Hilarious.
wanderingprostheyltite
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In the dark, have a black monitor and had half of that gif displayed, jumped back and nearly shat myself.
I can't even be mad. Well played, sir.
Mr Touchdown
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TO SAVE OUR MOTHER EARTH FROM ANY ALIEN ATTACK
nope.
Elfforkusu
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Yeah, I remember this part in Resident Evil 4
TheGameshark
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Yup I am never going to that fucking country
I'm using this to scare the shit out of my kid tomorrow. Thanks.
NeOak
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nope, rather bear. I would die of heartattack of this but vs a bear I have a slim chance of surviving.
One Eyed Willy
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Spiders "everywhere" vs 2 bear sightings a year. Nah
YOU MOTHERFUCKER I JUST JUMPED ACROSS THE ROOM
MagicWithEarvin
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lol
I think that clip is actually from a different place and time, just sort of relevant so they put it at the end.
Imagine all those little guys growing up as big as their mama.
Huntsmans are harmless but they terrify my wife if they get close. Once I was reversing our car out of a carpark and spiderdude scuttled over the car window. She just noped right out the car door while we were moving.
I've had them scuttle over the windscreen a few more times since, fortunately just me in the car. Startles the fuck out of me. If you park under a tree in Australia there's a good chance one of these will be on your car
The real fuckers are red backs.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider
I regularly have these fuckers in my backyard. Have to make sure my son puts his sandpit trucks away every night or one will set up a web in it.
I've had them scuttle over the windscreen a few more times since, fortunately just me in the car. Startles the fuck out of me. If you park under a tree in Australia there's a good chance one of these will be on your car
The real fuckers are red backs.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider
I regularly have these fuckers in my backyard. Have to make sure my son puts his sandpit trucks away every night or one will set up a web in it.
LookAtMeGo
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I was about to go to bed. Why did I come here? Now I am just staring at my window awaiting death.
"Nah. We good."
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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That's the size of a fucking face hugger!
Necron
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nope.
It probably has a life bar... get closer to it!
Imperial Bishop
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Can we just have a 'WTF Australia' megathread?
Some girls at work found one nearly that big once at a party. I went to kill it and they told me it wasn't humane. So I picked it up to throw it out the window, and the little cunt bit me as I was throwing him. For the rest of the night I was sweating thinking, I really hope that was just a Huntsman.
I get it. Insects are potentially dangerous and move in strange ways.
How are any of you going to leave your cocoons (heh)? Like, you'll never visit South America, Australia, Africa, even the Southern USA in some areas?
You're looking at large harmless (other than an irritating bite) spiders and wigging out. A very large percentage of you. When you see a normal brown/black house spider do you panic and kill it with a huge wad of paper towel? They can't even hurt.
I understand phobias. True phobias. But the vast majority of you do NOT have that. I taught my gf to tolerate spiders. She lets them be. She even likes jumpers now and will pick them up. She hated spiders before. I mean, she won't pick up a large orbweaver from our garden (still harmless) but she will water and trim around it.
When we go to Costa Rica etc she'll just have me walk in front of her and point things out. These things are very interesting and aside from a few dangerous species most are simply beneficial to us.
How are any of you going to leave your cocoons (heh)? Like, you'll never visit South America, Australia, Africa, even the Southern USA in some areas?
You're looking at large harmless (other than an irritating bite) spiders and wigging out. A very large percentage of you. When you see a normal brown/black house spider do you panic and kill it with a huge wad of paper towel? They can't even hurt.
I understand phobias. True phobias. But the vast majority of you do NOT have that. I taught my gf to tolerate spiders. She lets them be. She even likes jumpers now and will pick them up. She hated spiders before. I mean, she won't pick up a large orbweaver from our garden (still harmless) but she will water and trim around it.
When we go to Costa Rica etc she'll just have me walk in front of her and point things out. These things are very interesting and aside from a few dangerous species most are simply beneficial to us.
"Hey man no camera's you know I'm shy
"In Australia we have a different definition of harmless.
The Last One
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Hahahaha you got me.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
"This is my house now"
NeoGold123
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"Hahaha, a spider thread!" he said, fully aware of his own crippling spider fear. "I've seen big spiders before, whatcha got?" Brave words. Brave words covering a pit of fear. Suddenly, as the picture loads, he hears a high-pitched scream. Confused, it is but a moment before he realizes the scream is coming from his own mouth. NeoGold has reached peak fear.
Dark_castle
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Vault Dweller 111
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This post is my idea of hell. Where do you live? I must avoid it at all cost.
PaperFlame
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I been overworking this week so give me a break, but this is the first time I ever jumped out of my chair and rolled to the ground from a shitty gif, fuck me..
Ban Puncher
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I hate you right now, and I will hate you in the nightmares I will have tonight.
TatteredHat
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News outlets need to get a fucking grip, it's just a spider not a tyrannosaurus.
Perth, Western Australia. It's a nice place though! Don't let me discourage anyone from coming here.
I'm not sure how true it really is but I'm often told Perth is the most isolated major city on the planet. In some places if you drive 5 hours from the city, you'll end up in the next city. In Perth, if you drive 5 hours away, you'll be 5 hours away from THE city
We have a good amount of trees and bushland so I'm sure there's more wildlife here than many other major cities. Who knows how many spiders there are in King's Park (bigger than Central Park in New York).
So it's come to this now. They've mastered teleportation. Nobody is safe anymore.