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spider horror
I came across a huge spider that I could hear. That is still one the most terrifying sounds of my existence. This spider had a 2 inch body which made it like 5 inches across and charged me. It made me less afraid of normal spiders though, so there's that.That's CRAZY scary! What the heck did it sound like?!
Do you know what variety it was? Crazy that it felt bold enough to charge you like that.
It almost sounds like one of those "camel spiders" found in the desert. They're pretty unnerving but the sad part is they've got a rep for "chasing people" and being "really aggressive" because they're fast, but in reality they're just trying to hang out in your shadow usually.
... Still doesn't make me wanna encounter one tho. Yeesh!
Light clicking, sort of ti, ti, ti, ti, ti. A friend of mine's kid makes that sound in my ear and it's very funny to him. It takes a lot of strength not to hurt him while I get him away form my ear.
We're in Seattle, I think they're jumping spiders? I don't know for sure, but they're terrifying. We got a table from a warehouse and I think he came with the table.
That's wild. Freaky! Sorry your friend's kid bullies you, but I can understand what kinda sound you're describing now. 😬
Not a spider expert, I wonder if it was this guy (tw: spider picture but also useful article?) Article Link
Dunno about jumping spiders that big. Jumping spiders tend to be small, cute, smart lil' guys that are mainly just super curious. :)
I'm also freaked out by spiders though, mainly because I grew up in the desert where there were tons of black widows. But I've started to slowly get over it by watching a channel I found called "MyWildBackyard" on YouTube.
Guy talks about spiders and stuff, lets them crawl around, explains how non-threatening they are. Kinda Steve Irwin esque.
I'm not about to go pettin them...but curiosity has replaced fear at least :)
After the giant one, the smaller ones aren't as bad to me. Still not worth it, lol. I was bit by a recluse, so that also makes me weary.
I quickly read the article, It was rounder than that, it looked more like a video game spider. I've seen the wolf spiders too and they weren't nearly as big, aggressive or scary looking. It was lighter in color as well.