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[–]vox-nihili 44 points45 points ago

more like under reaction

[–]Yeswhatdudewhy 13 points14 points ago

Agreed. He is also too close to that thing. Scope and 30-06 from a distance.

[–]FCSFCS 0 points1 point ago

Why use the handgun? He could miss and that would just make it mad. Better use the buckshot.

[–]WarpedSpeedMrSulu 16 points17 points ago

i dont see an overreaction. nope. he needs a bigger gun. and to be farther away. yep.

[–]PutBroFistHere 4 points5 points ago

What he needs is a flamethrower

[–]cocohorse2007 0 points1 point ago

thats what i thought!

[–]No_More_Names 4 points5 points ago

If you recorded this, and made a gif out of it, I would watch it a billion times and I would feel significantly safer today.

[–]D_O_A 1 point2 points ago

I couldn't find a gif but you can try making one from this.

[–]Freespace535 1 point2 points ago

Not at all.

[–]pulpson26 1 point2 points ago

Hey look gais I putted a gun at a spider!

[–]Sebaceous_Sebacious 3 points4 points ago

I did this with a rifle once and ended up with spider legs in my mouth.

Use a shoe.

[–]NapTake 0 points1 point ago

eww... :/ The thought of that alone. Bleh! And honestly, using a shoe makes the distance between the spider and my foot/hand way too close.

[–]joot78 -2 points-1 points ago

Better yet: use a cup and envelope. Let spiderbro go take care of pests outside.

[–]Little_Metal_Worker -1 points0 points ago

unless he has a rent check in his pocket, he'd best served by gettin the fuck off my land.

[–]marcuso 2 points3 points ago

To be fair the spider was also well armed.

[–]gloomdoom 1 point2 points ago

Well legged.

[–]DeadStillWalk 0 points1 point ago

[–]DeadStillWalk 0 points1 point ago

No. Not at all an overreaction.

[–]spamgobbler 1 point2 points ago

Where is the "after" photo???

[–]thattaboychuk 0 points1 point ago

With my air rifle it's fun to kill flies and other pesky bugs with just air.

[–]functionoverform 0 points1 point ago

Been there done that! In answer to your question...NOPE!

[–]suckafree2k12 0 points1 point ago

based on all those pics of spider bites that eat half your bodies skin...fuck those things.

[–]Deathletter 0 points1 point ago

no. no it was not

[–]AustinQuincyDubimic 0 points1 point ago

Seems reasonable

[–]j-random 0 points1 point ago

No such thing as too much overkill.

[–]falurian 0 points1 point ago

In all seriousness, I once pulled a gun on a spider.

Story-Living in an apartment complex, thought I saw a mouse run behind the litterbox. "OOOH, so cute, I must catch it and put it outside."

Pulled the litterbox away from the wall, reached for the fuzzy thing....

It was a large tarantula. Obviously someone's pet that escaped their tank. Dont know what kind, just large, very furry, mostly black with some brownish stripes on the legs.

What followed was my own 7 minutes of terror. I grabbed my small and pitiful .22 cal handgun, but after a moments thought, decided I didnt want to deal with a cop aftermath.

By this time, it had moved across the dining room and was trying to climb the stairs.

Wound up beating it to death with a Swiffer mop. No one believed me until I showed them the body.

So, no. Not an overreaction at all.

[–]thatsitimsigningup 0 points1 point ago

No

[–]damnedmonkeys 0 points1 point ago

to hell with the pistol use a flame thrower

[–]MadroxKran 0 points1 point ago

I'd go for the shotgun.

[–]0-1-1-2-3-5-8-13-21 0 points1 point ago

How so?

[–]brutalbronco 0 points1 point ago

I do not always shoot spiders with my 9, but when I do, I prefer not to use the P++ rounds.

[–]exorbitantwealth 0 points1 point ago

NOPE

[–]Parrish076 0 points1 point ago

Shoot the fuck out of it and set it in fire.

[–]sober_goat 0 points1 point ago

if i had a gun with me in that situation i most likely be doing the same.. not gunna lie

[–]Icelord1823 0 points1 point ago

Bitch plz I do the thing with my dad's old shotgun.

[–]alkali_feldspar 0 points1 point ago

I use my airsoft gun. Kills spiders good and no holes in the wall!

[–]yomomma56 0 points1 point ago

no, not at all

[–]hwood 0 points1 point ago

I think NOT!

[–]Bobby_Ooo 0 points1 point ago

Nope this is under kill. Dual Wield It!!

[–]The_Urethra 0 points1 point ago

Looks reasonable to me

[–]Walrilla 0 points1 point ago

Not in the least.

[–]Zaun42 -2 points-1 points ago

Nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.

[–]IamtheBiscuit 0 points1 point ago

Hopefully that gun fires boots.

[–]Sectornein 0 points1 point ago

That was funny

[–]TheYeIIowDucK 0 points1 point ago

What's "WTF" about this post? Why the hell is it being upvoted?

[–]here_for_a_good_time 0 points1 point ago

I think that qualifies as the appropriate reaction.

[–]joot78 -4 points-3 points ago

Killing harmless creatures is for pussies. Pick it up and put it outside like a real man.

-- a message from /r/spiders.

[–]Greengirl15 -2 points-1 points ago

nope, this guy has got it figured out

[–]jzzanthapuss -4 points-3 points ago

OverKILL [FTFY]

[–]B4llzD33p -1 points0 points ago

Kill it with FIREarm

[–][deleted] -5 points-4 points ago

Jesus. A gun? No. You must KILL IT WITH FIRE!

[–]Pappy164 -2 points-1 points ago

Yep, definitely need a flamethrower here.

[–]shnooqichoons 0 points1 point ago

Americans scare me.

[–]sabistory -2 points-1 points ago

Hardly. Make sure to use at least 3 clips!

[–]iheartbakon -1 points0 points ago

That's not an overreaction.

This is an overreaction

[–]wolfbearhawk -5 points-4 points ago

Overreaction? maybe. Necessary? of course.

[–]Barb0 -5 points-4 points ago

NOPE! That reaction is appropriate.

[–]Maxatron4000 -4 points-3 points ago

[–]Chemicalcowboy -3 points-2 points ago

You can never be to cautions

[–]gloomdoom -1 points0 points ago

What in the fuck?

[–]TakenMyAss -3 points-2 points ago

Where's the .50?

[–]HolePunch66 -4 points-3 points ago

Get one of those pneumatic BB guns that you need to pump multiple times. Pump it up a bunch, do not load a BB, and shoot the bug at close range with a burst of air. Or you could spray it with carb cleaner and watch its exoskeleton melt.

Oops, edit, it is bad luck to kill spiders.

[–]fishebulb -1 points0 points ago

No

[–]macpoopalot -2 points-1 points ago

This is not WTF-worthy at all. Please remove yourself.

[–]Zannie11 -2 points-1 points ago

Now this is how you deal with these things!

[–]hkan333 -4 points-3 points ago

too quick make it suffer.