Sometime last year, I woke up late at night form not being able to sleep. I went out to get some water, and on my counter was something that looked like this. They really do scare the sh!t outta you! It was almost too big to just squash it with something. I got my drink, went back to my room terified, and havent seen one since.
I was once told that we are never more than like 10 feet away from a spider. Just leave them alone, and they will leave you alone.