REALLY dislike spiders here.....
I spent 4 years in the Marine Corps infantry, 5 months in Mogadishu. I rarely get frightened by things, nor am I prone to avoiding difficult situations....and spiders turn me into a screamin lil girl so fast, my girlfriend thinks its hilarious.
True Story....
While returning from a night patrol in Okinawa's NTA my LT got us lost. Then it started raining....heavily. It was raining so hard that visibility was down to just few feet and you really couldnt hear anything. Rather than make a bad situation worse my LT "decided" to stay put until the storm let up enough to allow safe movement. We were no longer tactical at this time,(exercise was over) and we had made contact w/ company CO prior to stepping off, so he knew we were behind and were going to be okay.
Half an hour later, the storm abates and I take point in order to move a little quicker and ensure we don't stay lost in a dark, wet jungle. We hadnt moved 200 yards before I heard a noise, and saw a little bush moving from some small animals passage through it. That small animal was a Banana spider about the size of my fist. Normally they build triangular shaped webs that span as much as 12 feet in diameter in the trees. Evidentally the storm had knocked it out of its web, or torn its web down, and it was looking for a new home. I had never heard a spider move before....and havent since. I survived the small heart attack that damn thing gave me and quickly put someone else on point and made sure to tell them which direction to walk.
Being late beats being eaten by some freakishly huge spider.....
I'd call Orkin if I were you man...and then I'd get a flame thrower...just to be sure.
Sorry for giving everyone nightmares....
Platapus....awesome work man....
Nick
In the in bay area! 
