Jan 18, 2012
Pregnant spider explodes with babies when it gets squashed
In this video, a guy kills a pregnant spider with a spatula. Fortunately for him and his home, he was prepared for the terrifying result — The instantaneous appearance of an army of baby spiders.
This is chill-inducing. Don’t watch it and get mad at me, arachnophobes… You’ve been warned.
(via Voices)
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I hate spiders with a passion. No matter how much you washed and sanitized and boiled that spatula I would never use it again.
Oh my gosh, this is horrifying.
He missed a few.
Not even thinking about watching….I’m glad it’s a video and not photos!
This did kind of bug me (no pun intended), not because it was creepy, but because, as far as I know, spiders lay eggs, they don’t give birth to live young. The best theory I’ve been able to dig up is that this was actually a wolf spider with her babies on her back. (That would also explain why the attacker appeared to be prepared for this eventuality.)
Agreed!
Ditto. I’ve had several of these in my house and yes, it’s a wolf spider with babies on board. When you kill or spray them all the babies jump off and run for cover. Scary if you hate spiders, but really amazing to the rest of us. ;)
Toally in agreement… It’s a Wolf Spider. Do you live out near Temecula
I saw something very similar near High Wycombe, England, 6 months ago. A friend’s little boy stood on a spider and babies scattered everywhere.
Pretty sure we don’t get wolf spiders in this country but could be wrong.
Why not just spray the adult spider?
And yeah… ew
My thoughts exactly Mary. And by the way, Brake Cleaner is more effective. Instant death to most bugs.
Because that would have been a far less exciting video.
This is a wolf spider. They carry their babies on their backs and yes the babies go everywhere. I’m speaking from personal experience! I’ve encountered them on several occasions..!
Sheana is correct. I’ve had the same experience. I encountered one in an apartment breezeway (fortunately, NOT inside my apartment!) that was clearly carrying its babies. Rather than squash her, I thought a good spray of Raid would work better. The babies still managed to spread out in a nearly-10-foot diameter ring before they all died from the spray.
Awful, awful creatures…
I hope he didn’t get any of that poison on his camera lens. Ew.
This has happened to me! I just dropped a flip-flop on what I thought was a “fat” spider. It really was gruesome (but almost like watching a firework in the sky) with my daughter screaming and trying to stomp or spray them. Gack!
Just when you think nature can’t get any creepier…
That spider didn’t explode…that kind carries its babies on its back…I deal with them in my house..they are FLIPPING NASTY!
All i say is he needs to keep spraying for a couple of days.
Oven cleaner works well… Also something thicker like oil will slow them down and makes killing easier.
Just remember if it weren’t for spiders much of the world would be overrun by bugs that can be equally disgusting. All part of the circle of life. But if you come into my circle I will KFC your a**.
Wolf spider with babies on board. The eggs hatch and they carry the babies around until they are big enough to be on their own. Great survival mechanism.
Wolf spiders eat roaches. Roaches are grosser than spiders. Wolf spiders leave you alone if you leave them alone. AND they eat roaches. Did I say they eat roaches? Also, they eat roaches, and, if you leave wolf spiders alone, you probably will not have to worry about roaches.
Although I agree with you, I still wouldn’t want either one in my house. But yeah, I’d prefer the spider, in that case.
Thank you Dez and Phil. So many thoughtless people wonder why their home is infested with disease carrying, stinking roaches, and then go out of their way to kill every spider they see. I taught my kids to just catch a spider with a feather duster and shake them off outside.
this is Mother Nature at her best – a fantastic defense mechanism that if the parent is attacked/killed then the babies scatter
the stupid thing is that people kill spiders, while they’re actually incredibly helpful, killing MUCH worse bugs (not to mention the web building kinds catch & eat flies) – I know what I’d rather have around the house, spiders rather than bugs & flies!!!
THAT was awesome. Let’s find more to smash & spray
I am horrifically afraid of roaches. My husband is horrifically afraid of spiders. It’s a battle of wits!
Glad this person showed how much of a pussy they were by killing it instead of letting it outside. What a wonderfully long life those babies lived.
why didn’t he just open the door?
And his first thought when he saw the spider was to film himself slaughtering it?
All people can think of is “I hope you didn’t get any of the spray on the camera lens”
Whatever happened to poor spider?
Geeez. Just when I think people are almost good they become heartless.
It’s a wolf spider. Get over it. Put a jar over it and put it outside (or in your enemies yard)
I guess this guy really likes houseflies and cockroaches?