goddamn it

[tellytubby101]

So, I was brushing my hair, singing in the bathroom - as I'm quite apt to do when I'm alone - and then I look into the upper left hand corner of the mirror. It reflected a giant huntsman spider hanging on my ceiling.

LOOKING AT ME. WE HELD EYE CONTACT - yes, it was THAT BIG I could see every beady little eye asdfghjkl;

Rational creature I am (snort), I immediately screamed. I think it was me screaming or jumping back, but either way the fucking spider decided to drop. It dropped from the ceiling and nearly hit me and I am unashamed in admitting I screamed again. Like, a bloody murder scream.

... And then I ran out of the bathroom and whimpered for a bit. I did eventually kill it though (cruel yes, but I have no mercy for spiders that big).

Jesus Christ I hate Australia for its spiders. IT WAS THE SIZE OF MY HAND. WHHHHY? My home if full of spiders, which is fine, but huntsman spiders, though generally harmless, are huge and hairy and so creepy. I don't get my selective phobia. There's a daddy longlegs in the corner of my bedroom but I leave it alone and we're totally cool with each other. If we could have conversations, they'd be like:

Me: "Hi there, spider. I'll leave you alone and we'll be cool, okay?"
Daddy longlegs: "Yeah, man! I'll just be sitting here nomming on some insects and generally staying still!"

But when I see a huntsman, I'm all Kill it! KILL IT NAO!

SIGH. *wanders off somewhere*

Comments

[waterpulse.livejournal.com]

LOL I feel like I shouldn't be laughing at your pain (personally would be a corner crying if I saw that DX) but your commentary is hilarious.

I read Cracked articles and the writers are unnaturally terrified of all things Australian so I'm just going to leave this here. :P

[tellytubby101.livejournal.com]

AHAHA that article. The sad thing is that it's not entirely false. As for the comments in the article; wombats, when pissed off, are scary little furballs, all teeth and claws and brute strength. D:

You know what's really scary though? I've found meter long snakeskins in my backyard before - but I've never seen the snake. O___O

[killerweasel.livejournal.com]

GAH! I've seen pictures of those. I normally don't have any problems with spiders, but I don't think I could deal with ones that fricking huge D:

[tellytubby101.livejournal.com]

I can't stand the tiny huntsman spiders too, if I'm being honest. Their hairy twitchy legs freak me to no end. And their eyes. SPIDERS SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT MANY EYES. D:

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

PRIMAL FEAR! KILL IT! I'm scared and I live in northwestern USA. You cannot be too far away from those spiders.

[tellytubby101.livejournal.com]

Huntsman spiders are right at home here. I've found them in every room in my house at least once. I wish I was joking about the toilet, but yes, there too. D:

[mazaher.livejournal.com]

"Can you squash a spider? Yes? Good. See, it wasn't so difficult after all. Now, ...make a new spider."
Next time, may you try deep slow breaths rather than going for the heavy weaponry...? In the name of IDIC?

[tellytubby101.livejournal.com]

Sorry, not my style. If a spider is that big and in my home, I will kill it. That's not to say I kill all spiders. As mentioned in the post, I leave quite a few in nooks and crannies.

[mazaher.livejournal.com]

Alternative technique: clamp upturned glass jar of suitable size on spider (or whatever) - slide piece of cardboard under lid - pick up - take outdoors - release.
Safe, tried and true for 30+ years with anything up to house mice. (Bit more dodgy with rats, but workable).
For what it's worth. Because spiders are also scared, ...and with good reason.

[capeofstorm.livejournal.com]

If the spider is bigger than 2cm I freak out. I think I'd have passed out if I saw that thing from your bathroom D:

[tellytubby101.livejournal.com]

I'm the opposite of passing out. I get freakishly over aware and pumped with adrenalin. XD

God, it's quite amazing what an effect a tiny little creature can have on so many people, isn't it? ^^;;