"I'm home alone and there is a giant spider on the back of my couch, and I'm talking giant. I've never seen a spider this big and I have no idea what to do," she told the slightly perplexed dispatcher. The girl estimated the spider was the size of a baseball, similar to a tarantula. She said spiders don't typically scare her, but a family member was recently bit by one and had to go to the hospital.
An officer did respond to the scene and estimated the spider was about 2 inches in diameter. Modern police equipment was not, however, necessary to handle the eight-legged creature. The officer disposed of the spider with an old-fashioned rolled up newspaper. Forest Grove police said it's not normal for them to respond to a call about an arachnid, but they decided to help the young lady out in this instance.
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