There's nothing worse than encountering a massive creepy-crawly when you're stuck in a confined space.

When there's no escape from it and it's claustrophobic enough for you to brush up against one another, that giant insect can seem twice as scary, and I'm sure many people have had the unwelcome experience of being stuck in a car with a big bug before.

Watch this disturbing video of a huntsman spider being carried away by a giant wasp: 

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Indeed, a video has gone viral on social media this week, after an unfortunate woman was terrified by a gigantic huntsman spider that decided to hitchhike a ride in her car.

The footage in question was uploaded by an Australian TikTok user going by the handle "@coolchloe180" on November 26.

In it, Chloe and three of her friends can be seen driving along the coast of Mullaloo near Perth before one of them screams in horror at the sight of the massive arachnid crawling across the car's roof.

Take a look at Chloe's hilarious footage of the incident in the video below: 

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As you can see in the footage above, all four shocked passengers began panicking as the eight-legged beast scurried around and clambered onto the windscreen in front of Chloe's face.

Sharing the scary video on TikTok, Chloe captioned her post: "so this happened whilst i was driving... let’s say i already don’t like spiders and i’m suprised i didn’t crash. [sic]"

Suffice it to say, the video has picked up a lot of attention on the platform, boasting over 63,500 views, 6,900 reactions, and over 300 comments as of the time of writing.

For instance, one TikTok user wrote in the comments: "okay this scares me considering [you're] driving along the coast in Mullaloo and I've never seen a spider that big in Perth." Meanwhile, someone else added: "This is the funniest thing I've seen all day."

However, this isn't the first time that one of these arachnids has gone viral. Check out this article we penned all about the huntsman spider one guy found crawling up his headphones.

A woman in Australia has taken to social media to share the moment she went one-on-one with a giant furry spider in her home.

In a video that screams of "NOPE", TikTok user @tracelovescake can be seen attempting to maneuver a beast of a spider into a plastic box after discovering the arachnid in her home.

The start of the video opens with the words: "The joys of living in Australia", before @tracelovescake reveals her plan to capture the eight-legged invader.

She captioned the post: "Caught it so my kids and husband could see it [...] Strayaaaa!"

In all honesty, if my mom showed me this spider, I would have packed my bags and gone to live with my dad.

The video then shows the TikToker attempting to coerce the spider - which has set up camp on the back of her door - into a clear container with a broom. Steve Irwin would be proud, I'm sure.

The video has since been viewed over 47,000 times, with people in the comments section thanking the mom for not killing the spider.

And although there was a lot of disagreement in the comments section about what species the spider was, some people were more concerned with sharing how they would have dealt with the situation.

"Damn - I would have threw myself out of the house and onto the road," one person wrote.

Another added: "Burn it dowwwwwn! The whole house. Actually, burn the whole neighborhood to be safe."

In a follow-up video (below), @tracelovescake revealed that she is yet to throw the darn spider out of her house, and instead appears to be keeping the minibeast as a pet.

Replying to a comment, the mom revealed that the family are "fascinated" by the arachnid, and although they won't be keeping it forever, they have made sure it is fed and watered before releasing it back into the wild.

And this, ladies and gentleman, is reason 4,538 why I'll never visit Australia.

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Spiders aren't exactly one of the more popular animals on the planet with their googly eyes and long, spindly legs, however, when it comes to disliking them, some people are much bigger arachnophobes than others.

Case in point, this woman who refused to drive for a whole week after finding a huge spider hiding in her car's door handle.

This spider was filmed spinning a web inside a woman's ear:

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However, in defense of Christine Jones, this wasn't just any spider, but a giant one that made itself at home in the handle of her car in New South Wales, Australia.

Thankfully, Christine spotted the spider before she attempted to open her car door and narrowly avoided an up close and personal encounter with the arachnid.

She subsequently took pictures of the beast and uploaded them to the Australian Spider Identification Page on Facebook where she explained that, at a first glance, she thought what she was seeing were "hairy caterpillars".

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She added that she was so freaked out by the incident that it took her a whole week before she was able to work up the courage to drive again.

Understandably, Christine's nightmare post did not go unnoticed on the social media website, and at the time of writing, it has been liked over 1.6K times and shared over 2.1K times.

One bemused Facebook user wrote: "Omg i thought it was a giant spider like out of Harry Potter that was looking out of a half cracked window of the car!!! [sic]"

Alongside a laughing emoji, a second wrote: "Love it! Now I have to watch 8 Legged Freaks tonight, thanks to your camera work."

A third added: "Great another spot I have to check when entering my car besides the sun visors!!!! [sic]"

Meanwhile, a fourth speculated as to the spider's breed, writing: "Looks like a male huntsman, could be wrong though!"

However, this is far from the first time that someone has found an Aragog-esque spider lurking in their personal space, and one Reddit user recently took to the social media user to share that he found one in the back of his yard!

There has been vast research to try and determine exactly why humans are so darn terrified of spiders. One study out of the University of Maastricht determined that one possible reason for arachnophobia is down to something called "spider trauma". This is essentially a spider-related event in a person's life that conditions the individual to fear arachnids.

Now, if the woman in this video hadn't suffered from spider trauma before, you better believe she's going to after this. While driving down the road with her father, the unnamed woman decided to check her face in the sun visor mirror. Little did she know she was about to get one hell of a fright...

Check out the shocking footage in the video below:

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I honestly don't know how they didn't crash the car.

The footage was captured in Coolah, New South Wales, Australia, and has become yet another reason why I will never visit Australia in my life.

The woman who recorded the terrifying footage said:

"I was traveling home with my father, I had tomato sauce on my face after eating a pie from the service station. I went to wipe my mouth and was already leaning forward to look at the mirror then the spider was there. It was so close to my face. I then filmed it before it ran away."

But if you thought we were going to leave it at that, you'd be wrong, because we're determined to prove that a fear of spiders is indeed a rational fear to have.

As an arachnophobe, I have often been told by people, "They can't hurt you" and "They're more scared of you than you are of it".

Now, if that were the case, how do you explain this giant spider attacking tourists in the Dominican Republic:

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But it's not just beasts like the one above that I refuse to let into my home. My mother would often think I was just being silly for asking her to throw out the tiny house spiders (don't @ me), but the smaller ones can cause just as much trauma as the big 'uns.

This woman found that out the hard way when doctors found a spider living in her ear:

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So there you have it; all the proof you'll ever need to justify being scared of spiders! Sweet dreams!

Some truly horrifying doorbell camera footage shows what appears to be a massive huntsman spider crawling around in the dead of night.

Yes, in news that will freak out those who are less than fond of our arachnid friends, it seems that the huntsman spider can't get enough of the doorbell camera.

The eerie footage, it will come as a surprise to precisely no-one, was captured in Australia.

You can watch the terrifying video right here (but be warned: if you're scared of spiders it might be best to avoid watching):

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The video was posted to Reddit in the r/australia subreddit section and is captioned "Old mate kept ringing my doorbell at 2am"

And commenters on Reddit weighed in on why the spider might have been attracted to the doorbell camera in the first place.

"Probably attracted by the warmth of the camera," one redditor hypothesized, while another added, "Yes, this happens to my Arlo all the time. It's pretty annoying."

Another commenter on Reddit speculated over the species of spider, believed to be a huntsman. They wrote;

"I believe this is a Huntsman spider which are incredibly common but honestly they're quite harmless. They almost never bite humans and on the very rare occasion they do, you'll just get a little ill. There are other types of spiders Australia that are far more dangerous, such as the funnel-web."

According to the Australian Museum, huntsman spiders are not generally considered to be dangerous for humans. A description on their website reads;

"Despite their often large and hairy appearance, huntsman spiders are not considered to be dangerous spiders. As with most spiders, they do possess venom, and a bite may cause some ill effects. However, they are quite reluctant to bite, and will usually try to run away rather than be aggressive. In houses they perform a useful role as natural pest controllers."

So while the spider's appearance may be more spooky than its actual threat towards us humans, it doesn't make the footage any less creepy.