The 76-year-old man first noticed a large spider running out of a box of bananas he bought some weeks ago.
Police inspected his house in Newport, south Wales but found nothing. The man subsequently suffered two bites. <\/p>\n
He finally spotted the spider early on Wednesday morning. The RSPCA is now trying to remove it from his home. <\/p>\n
The arachnid is described as being as large as a human hand. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Yes, I harbor a fear of spiders that is so pervasive I check mesh bags of oranges for stowaways and inspect bunches of bananas for baby tarantulas. Had I been this old man and seen a spider escape from the box of bananas and disappear, I would have broken my lease and moved out, leaving all my shit behind. Simple as that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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