Fisherman Spots Giant Spider in Missouri River By Cryptozoology News December 29th, 2013 LEXINGTON, Mo. — A man had an eerie encounter Saturday while fishing the Missouri River on the stretch between Kansas City and Lexington, M0. L. Smith, 45, claims he saw a strange “hairy critter” he wasn’t able to identify. The creature, he says, was at least five feet wide and had “long, hairy legs that looked like a spider.” “I’m lucky to go fishing almost every weekend, wife allowing, so I know what kind