A woman was left terrified after finding a huge spider in her bathroom.
Cathy Cox from Perth, Australia, discovered the female banded huntsman spider near the ceiling of her shower and took to a spider identification group on Facebook for some advice.
Even though she was scared of the massive arachnid, Ms. Cox asked Facebook users if she should relocate the creature.
She wrote on the Facebook group: “I have what I believe to be a beautiful huntsman in my shower. She is out of harms way but should I relocate her?
“FYI heart racing at the thought of the latter.”
Others agreed that she should relocate the creature as the shower steam could cause it to lose its footing and fall.
“I would suggest to her to move somewhere more cozy,” one person wrote.
“I cannot imagine more horrifying things than her getting a little steamy, loosing her footing and dropping onto your shoulder on the shower,” another said.
However, many were horrified by the pictures Ms. Cox shared on Facebook as the 4.5cm spider appeared much bigger than it is.
“I really appreciate that you said she’s about 4 1/2 cm body length, but I was wondering if you could kindly put a tape measure around her belly to measure that too for our edification?” one person asked.
“It looks like it’s the size of a basketball. I would not touch. They have claimed your shower. You can use the hose to wash now,” another commented.
“Omg why does it look like it could turn on the shower itself,” someone else added.
Ms. Cox then shared another photo of the spider to show its actual dimensions. She also explained that she took closed-up photos so people in the group could help her identify the creature.
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