Ever wondered what would be the scariest job in the world? Well, if you are afraid of spiders being a spider catcher in Cambodia would top that list! The spiders are dug out of their holes in the ground with a shovel then collected by hand. Cambodian “Tarantulas” (by no means poisonous and not related to the Western variety) are extremely slow and do not run quickly like their relatives on the other side of the world. This makes it easy for the “catcher” to pick up the spider, which then becomes part of the local cuisine. Fried spiders are mainly seen around the Skun area (in between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh). For the bold you can also pick them up at street stalls such as the one near the grounds of the Kings Palace in Siem Reap.