Did you know that 30.5% of Americans are afraid of spiders, according to StatisticBrain.com? Are you one of those people? If so, you would NOT like the big spider I saw the other day (pic above) as I was opening up my bedroom window.
If you're an arachnophobic you might want to turn away: this video of a Sicarius (a six-eyed sand spider) rapidly covering itself up might just make you itch!
Yesterday, I was minding my own business and just watering my flowers when I quite suddenly came across this beauty attached to my porch: a good sized spider on a perfect web.