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Jessica Taylor

Bone-chilling video shows venomous spider slipping through crack of closed car door

Australia is an incredible place, home to the Sydney Opera House, Uluru, and some absolutely stunning weather.

But there are a few downsides to the stunning country, and if you're not a fan of spiders, you might decide to give it a wide berth.

A video of a huntsman spider recently posted on TikTok has reminded many people of their arachnophobia - with many vowing never to visit Australia at all, LadBible reports.

A couple travelling the world are using their TikTok account, @gawnedsgapyear, to document their journey around Australia and Canada.

In the terrifying video, they film two huntsman spiders chilling out on their van as they use sticks to try and shoo them off.

The woman bravely traps the huntsman spider (tiktok/gawnedsgapyear)

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Huntsman spiders are a poisonous type of arachnid that can bite - and although they're not thought to be deadly to humans, they can cause pain and swelling if they nip.

In the video, the couple tries to poke one of the spiders with a stick before it scurries down the edge of the car.

In a terrifying twist, the arachnid moulds itself through the gap in the closed door to make its way inside.

The pair then have to open the door of the van, where the spider is hiding, and flick it off with the stick.

Thinking they've had a lucky escape, the couple breathe a sigh of relief.

But in the next clip, which was filmed two days later, they film the roof of their car - where one of the spiders they thought they'd got rid of is chilling out.

Zooming into the spider, the man says: "You're kidding."

Peering inside the van, the woman then says: "I'm not sleeping tonight."

In the next clip, she carries a plastic container and says: "One of us has to be brave."

In a swift movement, she manages to trap the huntsman in the container and put the lid on, sealing it inside.

Looking pleased with herself, she says: "I'm a spider goddess."

Then she walks as far away from the van as she possibly can to set it free.

She jokes: "There are 100 acres here, I'm going to take it to the 99th acre."

Viewers took to the comments section to express their terror at what they'd just witnessed.

One person said: "I will NEVER visit Australia for this reason. Petrified."

Another wrote: "Oh hell no burn the car and run!!!"

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