I could not believe....that there would be such big spiders in Switzerland! Okay, I am very much aware that I would most likely see big spiders in Africa once we arrived, but I had not ever thought I would see such a big spider here in Switzerland. Thanks to the boards that make up the ceiling in this picture, Trace a day or two later took a second picture with a measuring tape in the same place to compare/measure the size of this spider. This spider measured 3 1/4" in diameter.....that's way to big a spider to be living in our apartment! If you notice too, it only has 7 legs.
