[Video] – Return of.. the Giant Spider

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I’m not especially afraid of spiders, I used to keep a black widow as a pet in a jar and feed it flies.  Well, until all the babies hatched and ended up all over the room, that was kinda not good.  But the idea of a spider this big, moving this fast across my face while I sleep is not a comforting one.  My first week here I was greeted by a Giant Spider on the floor when I came home one day and it freaked me out.



I was sitting at my laptop when this thing appeared outside the doorway.  So big even out of the corner of my eye I knew something was not right.  They say these things are not poisonous but.. nah, not even gonna let that thing in the house.  I’ve had pet snakes in the house but.. nope, no room for the Giant Spider in my living space.

Henry V.
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Author: Reekay V.

Since 2012 I’ve been traveling through various islands of the Philippines as a full-time Expat and spent 1999 living in Vietnam.

Share with me my ongoing adventures of life in the Philippines. Hopefully you find my observations helpful in your own adventures.
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14 comments

  1. I also saw one at my door tonight. This time it was black, as giant as the white one that I saw in my room a month earlier.

    1. I’ve seen the black one, with a large white pentagon on it’s back, but that was in the tree over the hammock outside. So far only one spider has made it’s way into my studio. Time to spray the perimeter with Baygon again, just to be sure. 🙂

  2. Henry, I’m sure you know the urban legend of swallowing spiders in one’s sleep. In the Philippines, the legend has giant spiders wrapping you in a cocoon while you sleep! Especially the ones that you throw rocks at and chase off with a broom! 😀

    1. There’s an interesting legend about the Tambaluslus too. ha! Ask the women about it and they start giggling if they’ve heard it. 😉

  3. Don’t worry about those spiders Henry, they are just cane spiders. We had them in Hawaii and they do bite if cornered but they actually help keep the insects under control. We have them here in Guimaras too, the only thing I don’t like is their webs are so darn big and sticky. One time in Hawaii I reached up for a can of food and a cane spider the size of my hand came down with the cane. They do tend to freak you out and it freaked me out too. Have a great day Henry and worry about the “Black Widows” instead, lol.

    1. My ex-g/f told me I need to be careful.. that late at night there are “witches with no panties” looking to take advantage of me. But she didn’t tell me -exactly- where I might run into them. ha!

  4. You are lucky the spider didn’t take the broom away from you and kick your @ss! I had the same experience in Moalboal on our last trip to the Philippines. Has a tendency to make a light sleeper out you. :o)

    1. damn man, i dreamt about a giant spider last night lol can we keep this blog about WINE WOMEN and SONG pleaseeeeeeee?

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