Behind the lens: The spider room by Gil Wizen #WPYInsights | Natural History Museum

How would you react to seeing this spider under your bed? Photographer Gil Wizen crawled beneath his bed to take this winning photo. Learn more about wandering spiders and why they deserve our protection with #WPY57.

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[xbpchyv]

I THOUGHT IT WAS A GIANT SPIDER ON A WALL

[Steve-mhnh]

Ecosystem be damned, if I found that under my bed the whole house is going up in flames.

[Kadsee]

I thought it was a basement wall on the Thumbnail and the spider as big as a living room carpet

[amyshirateitel]

You really sleep with that under your bed!!???

[canuck]

I would never be able to sleep if I knew that was under my bed.

[jasperrafols]

Thank you. The next time I see a spider the same size as me, and about to eat me,
I will think about the ecosystem.
Yeah no.

[leonav]

Ok not only is that a huge spider but it's also a dangerous and venomous one! No way I'll sleep with that under my bed💀

[mphlipsen]

If I see that I’m burning down the city 💀

[StarWarsMan]

That looked absolutely massive out of context. Also how he is ok with that under his bed is psychotic

[ECPlex]

you must really love nature when its trying to take you out all the time

[paugirones]

*Family of spiders living under your bed*
Most people: I'm gonna burn the entire building
Gil: imma take a photo

[crazycatlady]

I thought this was some sort of art installation about arachnophobia….

[evydaemon]

Benefits of your workplace? 1 million little spiders and 1 extra large that can also kill you. Ah, yeah.. they live under your bed.

[helmaschine]

Is this man okay? Why would he willingly sleep with venomous animals close by? Can this mad scientist please take care of himself before he becomes Spiderman?!

[GaudyMarko]

Apparently, monsters do live under beds. I guess the fear all kids had is now validated.

[goattm]

You know you can teach yourself not to be scared of spiders. They used to creep me out, and then I decided it was a ridiculous behaviour to have so I started handling them and now they are cool little creatures to me.

[Toffee-Nug]

The unknown sense of scale is unnerving, makes you think it looks more like a room (as others have stated) as opposed to under a bed, incredible photo. Wonder how he slept the following night? 😂

[jeredquidlars]

First I saw this on Google images I thought was taken from an outside from a window of an abandoned house or something because that almost gave me a heart attack because it do look like a masssive
a life sized spider.

[sharonshumpert]

That thing is so big you could use it as a blanket! I would loose my ever loving mind if I ever saw something like that!😳

[tptdmqp]

He definately deserves that award, that spider is something else.