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Tarantula Climbs Cyclist’s Leg, Just Hangs Out

For most people this would have been a crazy, uncomfortable situation that might have left them running and screaming. This cyclist took it in stride. When some cyclists in Brazil…

LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 25: Zookeeper Jeff Lambert measures Jacqueline, a Mexican Red-Kneed Tarantula, at ZSL London Zoo as part of their annual weighing and measuring of their animals on August 25, 2011 in London, England. The heights and weights of over 750 different animal species at the zoo are recorded into the International Species Information System, to monitor their health and share the data with other zoos across the world. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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For most people this would have been a crazy, uncomfortable situation that might have left them running and screaming. This cyclist took it in stride.

When some cyclists in Brazil stopped to check out a giant tarantula on their path, it decided to crawl up a leg.

The cyclists, though they sound a bit panicked, remained calm and eventually, the large arachnid wandered away.