Leeds arachnophobes react in horror as huge spider found crawling down Bramley street
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She shared the video on social media and said: "It was actually my 10-year-old son that spotted it, he was off school ill today and we were on the way back from dropping my little girl at nursery.
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Hide Ad"He was like WOW look at that! I was actually fascinated by it and recorded it to show my older son."
Other residents in Leeds did not share the same excitement to see the gigantic spider.
-> This 99p spider spray works every time - here’s where to buy itOne resident said: "OMG I’d have had a heart attack. No way is that a normal garden spider, it would have to die before we got invaded."
Another added: "I'd be crossing the road if I saw that."
The creature appears to be a particularly large garden spider.
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