--- description: When this man entered his home after being out in the yard, he couldn't have anticipated what was about to happen. title: Watch This Dad Hilariously Freak Out When His Family Spots a Spider on Him image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch This Dad Freak Out When His Family Spots a Spider on Him  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 21, 2016 4:35 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 21, 2016 4:35 PM CUT When this man entered his home after being out in the yard, he couldn’t have anticipated what was about to happen. Or — since he knew he had just walked through a “huge” [spider web](http://time.com/3702894/spider-man-movie-marvel-everything-you-need-to-know/ "undefined") — maybe he could have. A video showing an entire family freaking out after [spotting a spider](http://time.com/4166693/peacock-spider-mating-dance-nat-geo/ "undefined") is going viral. The clip begins with a mom and daughter relaxing on the couch when the dad barges in from outside and asks if they see a spider on him. “Is it on me?,” he asks. “Look, please, for real.” **Read More:** [Hundreds of Insect Species Are Living in American Homes](http://time.com/4184906/researchers-find-bugs-homes/ "undefined") The two do in fact see the eight-legged [creepy-crawly](http://time.com/3686257/cities-with-most-bed-bugs/ "undefined") and begin to scream, causing him to panic, start shrieking and run away while ripping his shirt off. “Daddy, you screamed like a little girl. You’re funny,” the daughter says. Watch the full video above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4188479/dad-spider-freak-out/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4188479/dad-spider-freak-out/"},"headline":"Watch This Dad Freak Out When His Family Spots a Spider on Him","datePublished":"2016-01-21T16:35:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:29:01.280Z","description":"\"Daddy, you screamed like a little girl\"","url":"https://time.com/4188479/dad-spider-freak-out/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral","spiders","bugs"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4188479/dad-spider-freak-out/","name":"Watch This Dad Freak Out When His Family Spots a Spider on Him"}}]}] ```