Originally Posted By: Nick R
I won't lie and say that a spider that big isn't in it's own way fascinating, but I also wouldn't say that I want to see it up close.
Like Rick says, they are orb spiders, and spin their webs at night.
Nothing creepier 'though than walking through an out of service, cold power station at 11PM during comissioning, watching your footing with your torch, and ending up with a face full of cold wiggly orb spider who spun a web across a stairway.