By Lepisma - 26/06/2013 07:19 - United States - College Station

Today, I faced my severe phobia of spiders in order to remove a rather large one from my home. After 20 minutes of desperate struggling, it was finally taken care of. Relieved, I sat down and glanced across the hallway just in time to see a second, equally large spider strutting across the wall. FML
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I usually handle smaller spiders okay unless they surprise me, but these guys were big. This happened at about 1 am last night and my housemate was asleep, so a vacuum was not an option. I did use big spray. In fact, I nailed the first one three times and it shrugged it off like a BAMF (it was a Texan spider, after all). I actually already have a cat - two, in fact. They were very interested in the spiders, but I didn't want them to get bitten, so I didn't let them get close enough to attack. I finally got the first one in a cup with a lid and filled that sucker up with the bug spray. That worked! Then I saw the second one and about died, myself. It ended up under a cup eventually, too, and met Mr. Shoe. Thanks for the suggestions, though - they made me laugh!

Comments

All you need is a fly swatter, duct tape, and a lot of yard sticks. This works, I use it all the time. My and spiders don't get along either!!

At least you didn't have to exhibit melissaphobia (fear of bees). That would be much worse if one got in your house.

Forget that! Live in an apartment on the 30th floor! No bugs OR spiders there lol.

imtooshy 18

Maybe it's time to get a kitten, I'm sure it would maul them to death for you.

titibug823 11

Call the exterminator, and get a cat!

I could throw in some facts about spiders but that would make it worse...the spiders in the south are huge...

Just picturing a strutting spider. Hilarious.

I freaking fear spiders to OP, you're not alone! :)