Oh no! What is it!?!?!

We get some pretty BIG spiders here in Tasmania, and I have a real fear of them. Anything bigger than a quarter I really don't like. But we get some palm sized ones and bigger.

A few weeks ago, I was in my older son's bedroom putting laundry away. I was just about to shut the curtain when I saw this:



You can see the leg on the left from behind the curtain there. I freaked out and went to get my husband to take care of it. Well, he doesn't like spiders either so wans't too thrilled with the idea of getting rid of this thing.

He pulled back the curtain carefully, bug spray in hand, and got ready to spray. But then he said to me "Wifey, that isn't a spider." And I said it was, and he said "No, look and see what it is." So I did, and here is what was there:



A cable tie!!!!! I couldn't believe it, and I started laughing so hard. I seriously had been so scared, and then to find out it thankfully wasn't a spider.

The cable tie is holding the cord onto a screw in the window (so our cat doesn't knock it down), which goes to a tv antenna for my son's tv. A HUGE relief to me!