Spider, man
This morning, I was zoning out on my drive to work when I suddenly felt a hair tickling my neck. I absentmindedly brushed it off, and then I remembered the spider I saw hanging out on the inside of the passenger window yesterday.
A few seconds later, I felt something positively scampering up my arm. Driving 65 mph, I took my eyes off the road and saw a small brown spider speeding up my forearm in the direction of my face. I shrieked a curse word and smacked it as hard as I could. Based on the microscopic amount of time I saw it, I was convinced its body was full of poison and its legs made of miniature Ginsu knives. I hit it pretty hard, based on the soreness in my arm, so I figured (hoped) the crisis was averted, and I didn’t have to make a phone call to my insurance company blaming the cause of my accident on “an angry arachnid.”
Then I saw the spider running up my pant leg. I gargled a horrified, “HRRRRGGGHH!” and brushed it off, dealing with a monstrous case of Paranoid Goosebumps for the rest of the drive. But I’m guessing that if the spider survived my arm-smash, it sure as hell didn’t die from a weak leg brush-off. I fear I’ve just made it angry.
I don’t think I’ll like it when it’s angry.
I have totally had this happen before. Creepy as hell! I hate any kind of bugs in my car.
Comment by Shelly — May 27, 2009 @ 8:16 am
EAUGGHH!
Comment by Nowheymama — May 27, 2009 @ 8:22 am
OH NO AIEEEEE!!! I am honestly surprised more people don’t crash their cars trying to escape from spiders / ants / bees that get inside. Now I’m going to have the creepy crawlies all day… GAAAAH
Comment by velocibadgergirl — May 27, 2009 @ 9:08 am
I had that issue with woodticks, which give me the heebs even more than spiders. I picked my dog up from my in-laws’ [tick-infested] farm and the dog snuggled up next to me on the bench seat of the pickup, transferring at least two ticks onto my skin. For the next thirty miles I had phantom tickles up all over, I nearly scratched myself raw, and almost drove off the road twice. I hate bugs.
Comment by Buster — May 27, 2009 @ 9:09 am
Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of my bigger fears in life is to be driving down the interstate with a wasp in my car. OH. GOD.
Glad you made it safely to work!!!!! I would stop by a car wash and vacuum the hell out of you car before you drive home. Ew, ew, ew, ew!!!!!
Comment by Artemisia — May 27, 2009 @ 9:15 am
Oh no no no. I’m sorry, but it sounds like it’s time for you to get a new car.
Comment by Jess — May 27, 2009 @ 9:42 am
Ewwww… I had a bee in the car once, driving and trying to get it out one of the windows. One of those things they don’t teach you in driver’s ed.
Comment by My Buddy Mimi — May 27, 2009 @ 10:50 am
Oh. Em. Gee. This? Is terrifying. TERRIFYING. I don’t want to know about the crazy superpowers of arachnids. No, thank you.
Comment by seven — May 27, 2009 @ 11:23 am
GAAAAAAH have been there. except my spider did the sudden drop on a string from the ceiling to 1mm in front of my face. there was also screeching and swerving. not my proudest moment.
Comment by Alice — May 27, 2009 @ 1:40 pm
This is the stuff my nightmares are made of. I am not kidding. SHUDDER
Comment by Shelly — May 27, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
Ever since I watched Arachnophobia with Jeff Daniels, I have never been the same.
Comment by kirida — May 27, 2009 @ 2:43 pm
He is one resilient little sucker. (And ditto! Kirida. That movie torments my soul to this day.)
Comment by Kerri Anne — May 27, 2009 @ 4:52 pm
I sure hope you wear a helmet while driving that car…
Comment by Ellie — May 28, 2009 @ 7:18 am
This is absolutely one of my worst fears. Spider in car, while I’m driving on a highway or something and CAN’T pull over to have a proper freak out. It’s giving me goosebumps just thinking about it… But you survived, so I guess I could too.
Comment by Sarah — May 28, 2009 @ 10:51 am
do you want me to send Jason over to exterminate your car?
Comment by Grimmie — May 28, 2009 @ 2:15 pm
“I don’t think I’ll like it when it’s angry.” – HEE! I laughed so hard! You rock. And spiders = EEK.
Comment by amber — May 28, 2009 @ 6:45 pm
That is seriously creepy. I’m not even an insectaphobe and it’s creepy. I don’t know how you didn’t take your pants off while driving. I would have attempted it.
Comment by erin — May 29, 2009 @ 5:37 am
This gives me the neck shudders. Ack. FAST spiders are even worse than spiders. Fast CAR spiders are the worst of all.
Comment by Swistle — May 30, 2009 @ 8:10 pm
I once had a palmetto bug (ie a really large, flying cockroach) run across my steering wheel while I was driving. I was running late for work though, so I didn’t stop. I’m sure the other commuters got a kick out of seeing me scream and slap around the inside of my car while trying to stay on the road. I was less than amused.
Comment by Tink — June 3, 2009 @ 10:20 am