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    Florida roommate charged with drowning pet spider in soda: ‘Yes I’m an evil spider killer!!’

    By Olivia Land,

    1 day ago

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    A Florida woman has been charged with drowning her roommate’s tiny pet spider in a can of soda — later bragging about it online, writing: “Yes I’m an evil spider killer!!”

    Ilena Renae Rasmussen, 43, was arrested on July 29 after texting her roommate and “admitting to drowning [her] jumping spider in ginger ale,” the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office wrote in an affidavit obtained by the Miami Herald .

    She then repeatedly referred to the accusations in a series of cruel social media posts — including a photo of her holding a can of ginger ale, just like the one she allegedly used to kill her roommate’s $70 pet.

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    Ilena Renae Rasmussen, 43, allegedly drowned her roommate’s spider in Ginger Ale. Facebook / Ilena Rasmussen
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    Rasmussen shared her own mugshot on her social media Okaloosa Department of Corrections

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    “F–k the haters!” she wrote under the snap — alongside an emoji of a spider.

    Rasmussen also posted her mugshot — writing, “It’s me! LMFAO!” — and updated her bio to read: “Yes I’m an evil spider killer!! Oh the drama!!”

    Rasmussen has been charged with one count of animal cruelty and one count of petty theft over the creepy crawly killing of the $70 pet in her Crestview home, online records showed.

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    Jumping spiders are typically no bigger than three-quarters of an inch in size and have nearly 360-degree vision thanks to their large, distinctive eight eyes.

    Still, they are so beloved by admirers that they are dubbed “eight-legged cats,” according to Chasing Bugs .

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    Jumping spiders are affectionately known as “eight-legged cats” by admirers. LightRocket via Getty Images
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    Rasmussen said she was being “overly dramatic” about the spider when she supposedly drowned it. Facebook / Ilena Rasmussen

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    While a motive was not given for the alleged drowning — or possible feud with her roommate, who was not identified — Rasmussen blamed her charges on people “being overly dramatic.”

    “This bitch had me arrested for a pet spider!!” she wrote with an incredulous tone soon after her arrest

    Rasmussen is set to be arraigned on Aug. 20.

    She started a GoFundMe to try to raise $1,000 for her defense counsel — sarcastically calling herself a “vicious spider drowner” — but as of Tuesday morning had only raised a paltry $30.

    The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately return a request for a comment on the case.

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