Woman left howling after creepy-crawly brave dad captured in her bathroom turns out to be something very different

A woman was left howling after she came home to find her brave dad had trapped a creepy-crawly lurking in her bathroom - only to realise it was one of her FAKE EYELASHES.

Jen Robinson's dad Pete popped over to fix a leak when he spotted what he thought was a 'multi-legged, arachnid-type creature' on the windowsill.

Fearing the 'beastly invertebrate' may leap out at him as he worked, the 69-year-old retired surveyor grabbed a glass and slammed it over the critter before continuing with his work.

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The residential officer, from Truro, Cornwall, was in hysterics when she came home on August 16 and asked the grandad-of-five what was on the ledge. Dad-of-four Pete replied: "I don't know, some sort of creature I've caught."

The 36-year-old realised his near encounter with a beastie was in fact her discarded false eyelashes and burst into fits of laughter. Jen explained what the 'bug' was to her baffled dad, who said he was 'horrified' at the thought that she put 'those things' on her eyes.

The mum-of-three shared a clip documenting the funny situation on TikTok where it went viral, racking up more than 1.7 million views.

Pete said: "I went to my daughter's house to do a small repair job and spotted what I thought was a multi-legged arachnid-type creature on the windowsill.

"The job I had to do was at floor-level and there was no way I was going to have this thing leaping on me from a height. I thought the best thing to do was to take charge of the situation by securing this beast under a glass, as you do.

"With the situation contained I proceeded with the job in hand. It was only when she returned,