Instinctively, I moved in front of Selina and, in the process, accidentally switched my flashlight to its brightest setting. A blinding beam of light hit the large spider.
The spider let out a screech, its eight legs moving quickly, and it soon disappeared into the darkness.
I breathed a sigh of relief. "So it's afraid of the light."
Selina and I, sensing the danger had passed, felt relaxed.
From what I know, the largest spider in the world was the Amazonian giant bird-eater, which could reach a size of over 12 inches. As the name suggested, it preyed on birds. Its fangs were extremely terrifying, and if a person was bitten, survival was unlikely. The spider we just saw was about the same size, which was incredibly frightening!
But I was even more worried now. We had only be
