Spider causes a scare on the M3 (Picture: Twitter / ROMANSE)

Motorists and arachnophobes will be alarmed to learn that a giant spider has been spotted crawling along the M3 in Hampshire.

The oversized eight-legged creature was filmed on a CCTV camera apparently scuttling across junction 6 of the motorway.

Thankfully, the enormous creepy crawly didn’t bother motorists too much during rush hour over the weekend as it turned out to be a normal-sized spider sitting on a camera lens.

It was spotted by Road Management System for Europe staff from Hampshire County Council who tweeted the picture before it went viral.


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‘Apart from a giant spider terrorising motorists passing by #M3 J6, #Hampshire’s roads are now quiet & incident free,’ they told motorists on Saturday.



The spider scare certainly caused a stir online, with Jon Smith tweeting: ‘This is what happens when you mess with nature… Giant spider terrorises M3 motorway in Hampshire.’

Another joked: ‘Attack of the giant M3 spider!’

Earlier this year, a new species of spider as big as a human face was discovered in Sri Lanka.

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