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11 truly horrifying spiders found in Irish homes this year

Spiders, BE GONE.

Sep 14th 2015, 2:04 PM 10,055 Views 7 Comments

IT’S NO SECRET that at this time of year massive spiders invade Irish homes like a scene from a bad horror film.

We’ve already looked into the reasons why here, but the sheer amount of documentary evidence posted online recently surely means it has reached a tipping point:

1. The temporary solution is obvious

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2. But that just magnifies how BIG they are at this time of year

spider22 Source: here2dare/Reddit

3. Even the dead ones are scary

This decomposing spider is now a permanent fixture in my bathroom pic.twitter.com/LzKUERuFD7
— cáitín🌻 (@mothzarella) July 22, 2015

Source: Katie/Twitter

4. The madness needs to stop

nsfl Source: Rob Hunt

5. Some people take more kindly to them than others

spidersss Source: golden161/Reddit

6. When you walk into a room and see this MONSTER, things are not good

spidersinsert Source: Twitter

7. Seriously, the invasion is real

spiderinsert2 Source: -PiPo-/Reddit

8. A pint glass will also hold the beasts

The Irish collosus spider. New tenants put down the deposits today hehehe #noturningback pic.twitter.com/iH44ATQj4n
— Kattal Smeehan (@Cyathal) April 25, 2015

Source: Cathal Meehan/Twitter

9. “Go home spider”

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What if he IS home?

10. Even the small ones strike terror into our hearts

spidersinsert22323 Source: SultanofSlide/Twitter

11. Be gone, spiders!

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11 truly horrifying spiders found in Irish homes this year