Night Stalker....beware who follows you home....
It was late…. a hot summer’s night. I arrived home to a dark, empty house, and a slow walk up the garden path, telling the kids to wait in the car until I got a light on.
We entered the house and I set about getting the kids ready for bath and bed.
Unbenown to me, someone had followed me into the house. Under the cover of darkness he had been lurking in the garden and used my tired state to assist him in entering my safe little home.
And he was about to make his presence felt.
The back of my neck prickled and I rubbed it, thinking my shirt label was annoying me. Nothing there. Then I felt it.
He put his arms up my shirt and ran his fingers down my spine.
I froze. His small hairy hands tickled my back, gently, tenderly. Deceptive.
I called my son for help.
“I think I have something in my shirt,” I said, “Can you check?”
I held up the back of my shirt and he took one look, screamed and ran from the room.
Does the colloquial expression “I damn near shit myself” spring to mind?
(I promise I did not..er…do that….... but there was a bit of a frantic leap in the air and a strange dance…....arms flapping….as I had to separate this huntsman spider from my person! LOL
But then, I did the right thing and put this big hairy guy back out in the garden where he belonged, unharmed…... though maybe he was as scarred by his experience as I was!!!
Fern Design
ooo I had someone put a toad down my back and I know your feeling it is an awful feeling .. but what awesome captures of the spider!!
Wendy Slee replied
ooh! a toad! Now that would have been cold and clammy! yick! thanks Elisabeth!
RavenSoul
Im with you on scared the
#out of you lol. Great shots of this little monster though lolWendy Slee replied
lol…... was one of “those” moments! Glad I can laugh about it….thanks RavenSoul! (big grin)
dawndavies
oh wow i would have had a heart attack hehe dawnx
Wendy Slee replied
I darn near did, especially when my son ran AWAY and left me there!!!! I could not even SEE what it was that scared him off! I just knew it must be BAD…LOL…
Thanks Dawn!
Enivea
Oh Wendy!! So well written, it sent chills down my spine – and glad it was that and not the spider! Much as I like spiders, they have their place, and it’s definitely not on humans! I remember years ago walking past a hallway mirror and glancing into it only to see a large hunstman on my shoulder. I did a funny dance then too!
Wendy Slee replied
I think the whole idea of this hairy creature being inside my shirt and against my skin….well it still gives me the shivers now!!!!! LOL…..
Lucindawind
wow ...awesome shots ! Im not a fan of spiders but they are awesome shots x
Wendy Slee replied
It is pretty freaky just what is in there when you get a closer look! Not that I would opt for a closer look EVER! But the camera lens gives a bit of security…lol. thanks Lu!
blamo
You are very brave …...........
Wendy Slee replied
No I am not! If you had heard me scream and watched me jump about, you would know that….LOL…... I think the poor spider got a bigger fright…he just sat on my broom after that and let me do the mug shots…..
blamo
LOL at least you let him live
Wendy Slee replied
I can’t bear to hurt them…... flashing my flesh at him was cruel enough LOL….. ( I always catch spiders on the broom and run them out of the house unharmed…..)
Sande Elkins
You are a good writer! I enjoyed this story even though I hate that you were scared. I’m not scared of snakes, we have few poisonous ones in my area though, but I’m terrified of most spiders…which is a shame because I live in the woods and so live with spiders in almost every dark nook and cranny.
Wendy Slee replied
I have fear of both,.....but also respect, and try not to harm either. LOL but I also try to keep as far from them as possible! Especially NOT to wear one!!!
Christopher E...
lol too funny..and glad it was only a spider!! great shots tho!! glad you didnt kill it
great writing on this and lead, mind was going to different type of senarios..lol
Wendy Slee replied
Glad it made you laugh, thanks Christopher….. and if it was a different scenario, I doubt I would want to write about it…LOL
bdazzled
ROFL – very entertaining – thank you :-))
Wendy Slee replied
Thank you bdazzled, too funny not to share…...(smiles)
LindaR
LOL….great story and amazing macros!!! xx
Wendy Slee replied
Thanks Linda, its becoming my MO lately, turn everything into a funny story and some photos!!!
Kelly J
Hahahahaha!!! Im so glad you put this up!!! Brilliantly entertaining (at your expense) just as funny second time around my friend!!!!!!!! LMAO :))) xx
Wendy Slee replied
thanks Kel, I put this up for you. LOL…..I just said to Linda, it is rapidly becoming my MO….turn everything into a funny story and some photos!
Christina Martin
I can see the dance you did LOL
Well done
Wendy Slee replied
It wasn’t elegant!!! ha ha ha…..thanks Christina!
H M Bascom
Brilliant entertaining story with a happy ending for everyone! Great shots Wendy!
Wendy Slee replied
Thanks Helen, it all seems so funny now (but there were a few moments there where I was thinking of anything BUT fun!!!)
Vicki Ferrari
Blechhh Wendy, not to your story (very good, much humour, I like) but my skin is still crawling and I can now feel something CRAWLING on me… and you took the BEST MACRO photos…. ahhhh… I could not have got that close if you had paid me a ZILLION dollars!!!! Night mares tonight…. uhhhh…..
Wendy Slee replied
Thanks so much Vicki, hope you did NOT have nightmares…... I have to say, lately, with the heat, and windows being left open, I am checking the bed before climbing in!!!
Keith Reesor
Fantastic writing!! Sent chills down my spine!!
Wendy Slee replied
Thank you…... me too! LIterally!
Ravenor
Great story and shots Wendy!!. I always put them back outside.. :-)
as the saying goes…
If you want to live and thrive
Let the spider stay alive.
lol
Wendy Slee replied
That sounds like one of those wise sayings passed down by parents and grandparents! I like it! Thanks so much Ray!
JenniferB
One of the main reasons I’ll never live in Aussie!!! The second being Snakes! Great photos though. :-)
Wendy Slee replied
Tell me about it! It really creeps me out at times…...sigh…but being on a farm, and in an old house, I have to learn to live with all the scary, slithery things and either laugh about it …or take pictures of them! (Doesn’t stop me being terrified though!) And yes, I always reckon you guys who live in countries without snakes etc,, are sooo lucky!
cdwork
Scary! Wonderful macros
Wendy Slee replied
I had to do something to regain my composure! LOL….thanks Chrissie
tkrosevear
and, the medicine of Spider is awakened…;) xoxox
Wendy Slee replied
Awakened??!! Oh boy, was I awake after that!!! LOL….. I also believe they hold the medicine of “creativity” which certainly makes me respect them all the more. thanks TK!!
Carol Lewsley
I had a smile on my face as i was reading your story but if that happened to me all of busso would have heard me it sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it
Wendy Slee replied
I think half of Yoongarillup heard me Cazz!!! LOL (smiles)
tkrosevear
You have awakened dancing your dreams alive, creating from your heart’s bliss and weaving the web you want to live…Namaste’ sister ;) xoxoxox
Wendy Slee replied
How beautiful! thank you somuch….that is uplifting and inspiring and what a rush!!!
funkyfacestudio
OMG how scary!!! what a great story Wendy…..........thanks for the goosebumps LOL
Wendy Slee replied
lol….. thanks for reading and getting the goosebumps right along with me…...
(smiles) At least I can laugh about it now and the darn thing did NOT bite me!!
AnitaInverarity
Argggg I shuddered proper reading this :) x
Wendy Slee replied
I was still shuddering while I wrote it, but having a giggle now too….. thanks Anita!
pixie3
Oh my goodness, I think I would have passed out while I shit myself!! I have the heebie jeebies now. How you didn’t die from a heart attack really does impress me :)
Wendy Slee replied
I think I would have died if I had seen it on me! At least with it on my back, I could not SEE what we now know is that scary face and hairy great legs! LOL thanks Marci!
Danielle Knight
OMG, i felt ill reading this story. I would have dropped dead, right there at the thought of it. I also would have ripped all my clothes of, jumped in the car, and slept at a hotel for the night.
I cant kill them, move them, look at them, let alone photograph them. But i would have to move out of the house….....until I was sure it was gone.
lol
Wendy Slee replied
I have to confess there was not one, but two that night, but only one came in contact with me…..lol….you needn’t worry, I am currently looking over my should and under my pillow, and definitely freaking at the slightest feel of anything ticklish!!! They are not my favourite house guests!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Wow…... this was an absolutely GREAT story!!! I so enjoyed it!! Thank you for sharing Wendy!! Awesome shots too!! :-))
Wendy Slee replied
LOL thanks for reading Deb…....it’s always lovely to hear from you! Hope all is well in your world (and no big spiders either!)
Matt Penfold
Beautifully written Wendy, I didn’t see the image while I was reading so the spider was quite a relief LOL…. . Humans can be much scarier than spiders :-)
Wendy Slee replied
OH yes indeed! I would rather have spiders in my house (dare I say it, even on my person LOL) than a lot of humans I have met! Thanks Matt!