Huge Spider Found in the Bathroom

Last night I was brushing my teeth and saw one of the biggest spiders I’ve ever seen in a house… unfortunately, mine. While looking in the mirror my eye caught movement in a box of bandages located a few inches from my face. I jumped back and saw the black legs inside.

I happened to have a clear plastic box on hand, so I scooped the bandages box into the clear box and taped it shut. A large spider then emerged.

I then took a few closeups of it, as you can see. Oh man, if that thing jumped out of the box and hid, I wouldn’t be sleeping tonight… or ever. There’s a certain comfort knowing it’s locked up and won’t be later found in my bed… unless there’s more.

I hope that’s all of them and that there’s not some enormous mama spider around this place somewhere.

Using a macro filter, I shot this with smaller aperature (for more depth of field) and at a slower shutter speed. I used a flashlight to backlight the hairs on the spider’s legs, enhancing the ‘creepiness’ of the image.

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