A giant spider

"Somehow the killing of a giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the help of a wizard or the dwarves or anyone else, made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empty stomach..."

I'm no Bilbo Baggins...the giant spider lives.

Or, as Father Ted might have put it..."No, Dougal, those spiders are big...this spider is very close."