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This year is one for the bugs. As you may have noticed, bugs have been delighting and terrifying me all year. Last Friday was no exception.

I was waiting for a train, at a very small station. There were two sets of benches on either side of the platform. I was settled in one, playing with my phone. An old couple was talking softly on the other side.

I felt something tickle my thigh, and I reached under the bottom of my skirt. In a quick motion, I brushed my leg with my hand. To my horror, a huge black and green orb weaver spider fell to the ground. It had been on my upper leg!
I screamed and jumped off the bench, staring at it in horror. I backed away quickly, suddenly smacking into something tall and hard. I screamed again, thinking it was a person. I whirled around to see it was a column.

Hearing my screams, the old couple came over. "Are you okay?" They asked. I stuttered out that there was a huge spider on my leg. The old man poked it with his cane and pushed it off the platform. "There are a lot of them," said the nice old lady. She gestured towards the corners of the roof. I hadn't missed those ones, I had been sitting away from them (so I thought.)

I was pretty freaked out so I didn't wear a skirt anymore that week. I will think twice before sitting on a bench in November.