A Reddit user, known as Mason (u/Mumu2148), recently had a rather unsettling experience when he got his car back from the repair shop. What he discovered inside his car doors left many users in disbelief.
On September 1, Mason shared a shocking post to the r/WTF subreddit, where bizarre stories often go viral. He revealed, “Found these in my car door after getting it back from a repair shop,” and the post quickly garnered almost 8,000 upvotes.
Along with his statement, Mason included a photo that showed clumps of white material nestled inside his car doors, covered in cobwebs. This startling sight certainly would make any arachnophobe shudder!
Commenters reacted with horror. One suggested he should “nuke the car,” while another joked that it was the perfect opportunity to set the vehicle ablaze. A third user candidly remarked, “Naw. I’d be selling that car tomorrow.”
Many speculated that the mysterious clumps were egg sacs from brown widow spiders. Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) identifies these as one of the four widow species in the state. A user warned, “Get them out before they hatch because each egg sac can contain over a hundred baby spiders!” Another commenter humorously congratulated Mason on his “new family.”
While brown widows are typically not aggressive, they can reproduce rapidly and are frequently found in man-made structures, including cars. Their egg sacs are round with tufted silk, in contrast to the pear-shaped sacs of other widow species.
Mason also recounted discovering abandoned hornets’ nests on both the passenger and driver side exterior doors, as well as one under the hood. Fortunately, these nests were empty.
Rather than contacting the repair shop about his eerie discoveries, Mason chose to remove the nests and egg sacs himself and shared his experience on Reddit. He mentioned that his car had been at the repair shop for several months, and he only began noticing the egg sacs after having the vehicle back for a few weeks.