Most Driver's Worst Nightmare: Guy Opens Car Door And Spots A Giant Spider At An Awkward Moment

The other night, Andrew Mcleay was enjoying a quiet evening at home in Australia when things took an unexpected turn. Mcleay needed to grab an item from his car in the garage, but upon opening up the car door, something stopped him in his tracks.

Turns out, Mcleay's suspicions were wrong. Though it looked to be two spiders in his car, there was actually only one. The timing of that sighting had just been a little awkward. The spider, believed to be a huntsman spider, was actually in the process of molting — shedding off her exoskeleton to facilitate new growth. "Apparently, it's rare to witness such a thing," Mcleay said. Once her job was done, the spider began to descend from the shell of her former self by a thin line of silk. Mcleay, meanwhile, grabbed a bucket. Fortunately, Mcleay was able to gently collect the spider and relocate her to a safe spot. He moved the shell, too, out into his garden.