'Spider Girl' Stuck to Living Room Ceiling Watching TV... Chinese Netizens Ask, "Bitten by a Spider?"

An 8-year-old 'Spider Girl' comfortably watching TV while clinging to the living room ceiling has become a hot topic among Chinese netizens.

According to the Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 24th, a video recently posted on Chinese social media platform Weibo shows an 8-year-old girl named A, who is dubbed the real-life 'Spider Girl,' climbing up the living room wall and sticking to the ceiling while watching TV.

[Photo by Hong Kong South China Morning Post]

The video was filmed in a home on Pingtan Island, Fujian Province, in southeastern China. A's mother reportedly discovered her daughter's special talent after installing a security camera in the living room for surveillance purposes, which captured the footage.

According to the released video and photos, A climbs up the corner of the living room wall without any special equipment or outfit, securing her body between the ceiling and the corner, holding a remote control in her hand while watching TV. In photos believed to be taken on another day, A is also seen clinging to the ceiling watching TV, this time casually crossing her arms. Other family members in the living room appear accustomed to A's behavior and are absorbed in watching TV, which amused netizens.

[Photo by Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok]

Experts told SCMP that A's light body weight makes such a stunt possible.

A's mother explained, "Our area is coastal and humid," adding, "It seems relatively sticky, making it easier to hold on." She also added, "Decorating the walls with tiles to prevent mold seems to help as well."

SCMP reported that netizens who heard the news are cheering the birth of a real-life 'Spider Girl.' Some expressed concerns, saying things like, "Someone will definitely get hurt trying to imitate this blindly," and "It seems the child found a way to climb the wall to monopolize the TV remote," but most netizens left cheerful comments such as, "Check if your daughter was bitten by a spider," "Raise her as a sport climber. She seems talented," and "Make a Spider Girl costume and dress her up."

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