Darwin's Arachnophobia Nightmare....

from the Telegraph UK:




The 28 year-old suffered severe burns after attacking the arachnid with an aerosol can at his home in Clacton in Essex.

The man was summoned by his wife to deal with a spider she had seen scuttling behind the lavatory on Bank Holiday Monday. Not being able to reach it, the man decided to kill it by spraying it with the can.

However he was unable to see whether it was dead because the bulb in the bathroom light had blown. At this point he turned to a cigarette lighter to illuminate the room, but in the process ignited the gas fumes and caused an explosion.

The blast was so strong it blew the man off his feet and lifted the loft door off its hinges.

He suffered flash burns to his head, legs and torso and was rushed by ambulance to hospital after dousing himself in cold water.

A spokesman for Essex Fire Service said: "It appears the wife had spotted the creepy crawly in the bathroom and asked her husband to capture it. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7973024/Man-blows-himself-up-trying-to-kill-a-spider.html

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Since he's an English spider.

Do spiders have arses?

But tarantulas and the like seem to have quite a bit of junk in da trunk.

Black and hairy very small

Creepy crawly creepy crawly

I don't mind the little ones...

The big ones with fur on them, though.... :scared:

you must be my age! :hi:

We generally just leave 'em alone.
Roaches? That's a different story!
Luckily, we don't see them very often, but when we do, they are the big flying ones.
I've done battle with them a number of times...

was not an option? :eyes:

capture and release is what I do when the centipedes get in, I am the designated extractor, these creatures are fierce !