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# Little Dog in Giant Spider Costume Freaks People Out in the Perfect Prank

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## Melissa Locker


Sep 9, 2014 6:16 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Sep 9, 2014 6:16 PM UTC

Halloween is over a month a way, but it’s never too early to stage a scary prank.

YouTube prankster [SA Wardega](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdZwMpK-iWqCos46xPscDeg) is terrifying millions of people with his viral video of a ‘spider dog.’ The Polish prankster dressed his dog up as a giant mutant spider that is terrifying, if you didn’t look too closely at the goofy dog face grinning underneath the costume. Wardega then set [Chica the spider dog](https://www.facebook.com/chicathedogspider/info) loose on the unsuspecting public and kept his cameras rolling.

While one would think a dog in a spider costume would elicit more laughs than screams, the prankster used the dark of night, an unsuspecting public, creepy locals, and an especially unsettling costume to transform the pup into a plus-sized tarantula with a giant side of NOPE. Throw in some prop body parts and a well-placed web and the results are pure terror …and some dog kisses.

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