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30 April 2007

Clock Spider. An oldie but a goodie. Needless to say, don't click if the thought of really large spiders hiding behind clocks waiting for an opportune time to attack scares you, although I can't imagine why it would.

post by: iconomy at: 09:29 | 22 comments

That was creepier than expected (because it looks like somebody splatted the poor guy.).

posted by danostuporstar 30 April | 09:58

~~splatted~~clocked

posted by danostuporstar 30 April | 09:58

There is, of course [more inside]

posted by essexjan 30 April | 10:06

Oh geez, it's a real spider!? I thought the legs were just cracks in the wall or something. S/he is indeed a spooky mofo.

posted by danostuporstar 30 April | 10:10

Now that I know it's a real spider, I'm COMPLETELY skeeved.

posted by BoringPostcards 30 April | 10:12

BoringPostcards, I find your freely admitted bug skeeviness completely charming.

posted by rainbaby 30 April | 10:16

*shudder*

I am now officially squicked out.

*shudder*

posted by LunaticFringe 30 April | 10:28

I'm completely skeeved and I didn't even look at it.

posted by chewatadistance 30 April | 10:48

I didn't look either.

posted by rainbaby 30 April | 10:52

Whoa. That's ...that's really a ...large spide *faints*

posted by deborah 30 April | 11:15

Mother of God.

posted by matthewr 30 April | 11:58

It's fake. It's gotta be fake. Please tell me it's fake. Spiders don't get that big. No they don't. Please tell me they don't. Please. Can't be real. No it just can't.

posted by treepour 30 April | 12:13

What time is it when a giant spider decides to live behind your clock?

posted by jrossi4r 30 April | 12:32

Hammer time?

posted by taz 30 April | 12:42

Something about that last photo makes it look fake. The wall surrounding it's body/legs is lighter than the rest of the wall...

posted by CitrusFreak12 30 April | 12:47

Hammer time?

Heehee. Time to get a new house is what I would have said ;P

posted by iconomy 30 April | 12:58

Years ago when th' wife and I were two crazy youngsters living in sin, she once woke me up at 3am.

"There's a spider in the bathroom."

"Oh geez hon, is it really that important? I need to get some sleep."

"it's big."

"Oh for christsake, okay."

So I got up and got a cup and a piece of cardboard to scoop the little bugger up and then walked over to the bathroom.

I think I screamed a little when I saw it. Not as big as the clock spider, but a lot bigger than I expected. I nearly broke the cup, I slammed it down so hard over that little piece of 8 legged hell. It made very loud scratching noises on the cardboard that I somehow managed to slide under it without crying.

I don't blame my wife for waking me up that night. I just hope she never has occasion to do it again.

posted by Lentrohamsanin 30 April | 13:22

I didn't take the warning seriously enough. oh my god. Can you imagine that sucker running up your arm when you start to take the clock down? *waaa*

posted by auntbunny 30 April | 13:31

It's fake. It's gotta be fake. Please tell me it's fake. Spiders don't get that big. No they don't. Please tell me they don't. Please. Can't be real. No it just can't.

Sorry, but huntsman spiders routinely get that big.

posted by Specklet 30 April | 18:24

*BUILDS BOMB SHELTER, VACUUM SEALS SELF INSIDE*

posted by disclaimer 30 April | 20:35

You're just sitting there, minding your own business. You finish doing your business and reach for some toilet paper...

posted by deborah 30 April | 20:56

Okay, Deborah, that even gave ME the willies.

Fuck!

posted by Specklet 30 April | 23:16

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