Sydney woman’s hilarious attempt at catching ‘f***ing big’ spider in her house

“I swear I’m usually good with spiders, but this one just got to me … he knew I was coming for him,” Chloe says in the clip. 

"Why is this my job?" Source: chloebaradinsky/TikTok

What would you do if you came home to a huge spider on your bedroom wall? 

If your first thoughts were ‘sell the house’ or ‘burn it to the ground’, I don’t blame you. 

However, most households have a designated spider-remover, even if they always protest the job role.

So when Sydney resident, Chloe, walked into her room, she spotted an intruder on the back of her wardrobe. 

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“The good thing about these [spiders] is I don’t think they’re mean”

She was captured on a TikTok with a bowl in one hand and a ring binder in the other, armed and ready to take on the huntsman spider perched on the wall behind her. 

Its large body stood perfectly still as the woman received words of encouragement from her friends. 

“You got this, Chloe!” said one reassuring voice. Then came a warning. “Whatever you do, don’t do what you did last time,” a girl said. 

In despair, Chloe asked, “Is there any other girl better at this?” She was met with a resounding, “No, just you, babes.” 

She turned back and looked at the eight-legged friend again. “Guys, it’s f***ing big,” she said, unsure if she wanted to go through with it.  

But she reassured herself by telling the girls, “The good thing about these ones is I don’t think they’re that mean.” 

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Things started off strong. Source: chloebaradinsky/TikTok

“Why is this my job?” 

“I’m not gonna die from it,” she said, continuing to convince herself. But the spider, which hadn’t moved a single limb, was giving Chloe a clear signal. 

“F**k, it knows what’s happening,” she said. “I can tell; it can see the shadows.” 

When another girl walked in, Chloe asked if she was “good at spiders,” which was swiftly answered with, ”No, I’m the worst.” 

In an effort to break the tension, one of the housemates played a prank, screaming, “Oh my god!” and scaring Chloe, who rushed backwards with a squeal. But the spider hadn’t moved. 

“Why is this my job?” she asked, clear pain in her voice. A flurry of suggestions for capturing the spider ensued, ranging from grabbing a vacuum to getting “a bigger bowl.” 

But Chloe persisted, inching the clear bowl closer to the creepy crawly. 

Just as you think Chloe is going to make it, the spider has other plans, leaping to the other wall before falling into the abyss (AKA the gap between the wall and the cupboard.) 

“I swear I’m usually good with spiders, but this one just got to me,” she insisted in her caption. “I knew he knew I was coming for him.” 

To make matters worse, Chloe and her housemates never reunited with the spider, so they had “to learn to coexist.” 

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It was traumatic for everyone involved. Source: chloebaradinsky/TikTok

“Didn’t even have to listen to the video to know this was in Australia”

The viral clip, which has amassed 5.3 million views, has sent shudders down the spine of concerned fans, who couldn’t help but remark how hilariously “Australian” the ordeal was. 

“Didn’t even have to listen to the video to know this was in Australia,” read a perceptive comment.

“I knew this had to be Australia just by looking at the spider,” another inquisitive person wrote. “And that’s considered a small spider in Australia,” answered an amused woman. 

“[This is] the legit reason why I could never move to Australia,” someone confessed. “I couldn’t survive Australia,” said another.

Others described their own hypothetical reaction to the uninvited guest. “Think I would just move out,” someone reasonably answered. “I’d genuinely call the police,” another suggested. 

“It’s the spider’s house now.” 

A few solid suggestions were also thrown into the mix. “I just use a vacuum,” a woman commented, but Chloe later clarified she’d prefer to rehome the spider because she “refuses to kill them.” 

Despite freaking out the majority of TikTokers, some were far more accommodating to the eight-legged creature. “It’s a huntsmen spider, they are completely harmless,” someone defended. “And actually, they are really nice.” 

“Great to leave in the house they eat the bugs,” another agreed. 

Chloe’s technique for removing the spider is the best practice, according to pest removalists. However, some pointed out she was holding the “bowl in the wrong hand”, giving the spider the perfect opportunity to scurry away. 

It's recommended to use a bowl and a piece of paper to capture a spider. Place the bowl over its body before sliding the paper underneath. You can then safely take it outside. 

Originally published as Sydney woman’s hilarious attempt at catching ‘f***ing big’ spider in her house