I name all my spiders Bob. In the summer there are certain spots in the corners of the windows spiders will live, build webs, and grow to some pretty large sizes. They are great fun to watch. I leave them alone and let nature takes its course. It's not weird, it's nature.

Australia is lousy with creepy crawlies, so no surprise some people there just go ahead and accept them. I like animals and go out of my way not to hurt them, but driving around with that on my drivers' side visor? Seriously?

Well why not?!? I knew it had to be Australia - land of things wonderful, large, small and many that can seriously fuck you up.
No to spiders living in my car. WTF will he do if she has babies?

I had a pet orange for over 20 years. It was so low maintenance. There were no vet bills, no feeding it, and no waste to deal with. Alas, it started falling apart and crumbled to dust. A very sad day. Granted, it was not a giant spider and maybe not weird enough for you, but it is all l could come up with at the moment.

a friend of mine has a pet tarantula

That's my kinda guy too, as long as the spider isn't poisonous!

Only in Australia.

We had some tarantulas in a cigar box and it didn't occur to us they could push the top up and escape. We never told my friends mom and apparently they either died or got out of the house.

Strange