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| Flying nightmare: Giant spider drops onto Australian pilot during landing (VIDEO) | Flying nightmare: Giant spider drops onto Australian pilot during landing (VIDEO) |
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| An outing in the skies above Australia’s Northern Territory had an unexpected and extremely nightmarish ending, after an enormous spider dropped onto a pilot as he brought his plane to the ground. | An outing in the skies above Australia’s Northern Territory had an unexpected and extremely nightmarish ending, after an enormous spider dropped onto a pilot as he brought his plane to the ground. |
| Footage obtained by Australia’s 9News shows a giant huntsman spider crawling on the ceiling of a Cessna before falling on top of the aircraft’s pilot. | Footage obtained by Australia’s 9News shows a giant huntsman spider crawling on the ceiling of a Cessna before falling on top of the aircraft’s pilot. |
| The creepy incident occurred during a flight over Kakadu National Park. The massive, light brown arachnid was spotted inside the plane a week earlier, but it is reported that the maintenance workers assumed that it was no longer lurking in the cabin. They were terribly mistaken. | The creepy incident occurred during a flight over Kakadu National Park. The massive, light brown arachnid was spotted inside the plane a week earlier, but it is reported that the maintenance workers assumed that it was no longer lurking in the cabin. They were terribly mistaken. |
| In the video, the small single-propeller plane is seconds from touching down on the runway, when the 8-legged passenger reveals itself from behind the windshield’s visor. The big insect then falls onto the pilot, causing some emergency maneuvering inside the cabin, and also laughter. | In the video, the small single-propeller plane is seconds from touching down on the runway, when the 8-legged passenger reveals itself from behind the windshield’s visor. The big insect then falls onto the pilot, causing some emergency maneuvering inside the cabin, and also laughter. |
| Sean Hancock, a tourist who was in the plane with his wife, recounted the uniquely Australian event. | Sean Hancock, a tourist who was in the plane with his wife, recounted the uniquely Australian event. |
| “He’s panicking, trying to brush it off his leg,” Hancock told the outlet, describing the pilot’s reaction. “He wasn’t a fan at all.” | “He’s panicking, trying to brush it off his leg,” Hancock told the outlet, describing the pilot’s reaction. “He wasn’t a fan at all.” |
| Hancock caught the incident on camera while filming the plane’s landing. He said that his wife noticed the spider and pointed it out to him. | Hancock caught the incident on camera while filming the plane’s landing. He said that his wife noticed the spider and pointed it out to him. |
| “I saw the spider and I just started laughing because I knew it was just a harmless huntsman,” Hancock said. The “big boy” was “a good 15-centimeters across” he told 9News. | “I saw the spider and I just started laughing because I knew it was just a harmless huntsman,” Hancock said. The “big boy” was “a good 15-centimeters across” he told 9News. |
| Hancock, who owns pet snakes, wasn’t squeamish about the encounter, though. Apparently unbothered by the incident, he and his wife went to watch “croc jumping” after the flight. | Hancock, who owns pet snakes, wasn’t squeamish about the encounter, though. Apparently unbothered by the incident, he and his wife went to watch “croc jumping” after the flight. |
| Unfortunately, there are many similar stories about unpleasant creatures sneaking their way onto flights. In 2019, a Canadian student was stung by a stowaway scorpion while travelling from Toronto to Alberta. | Unfortunately, there are many similar stories about unpleasant creatures sneaking their way onto flights. In 2019, a Canadian student was stung by a stowaway scorpion while travelling from Toronto to Alberta. |
| More recently, in May, a flight from India to New York had to divert its course when a live bat made its way onto the plane. The animal flew around the cabin section of the plane mid-flight, causing mayhem. | More recently, in May, a flight from India to New York had to divert its course when a live bat made its way onto the plane. The animal flew around the cabin section of the plane mid-flight, causing mayhem. |
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