Firstly, let us say: this video is perfectly safe to watch if you don't like spiders.
In fact, if you don't like spiders, you'll probably LOVE this video - because not only do you not get to see a close-up of a spider, you know by the end of it that said spider is well and truly dead.
Oh, yes. Take it from us: he couldn't be more dead.
But what exactly went wrong in the process of this epic spider-slaying mission? Well, you'll just have to click play to enjoy the moment for yourself.
And then enjoy a zillion more fails in our compilation of compilations below...
(Via Twenty Two Words)