[MENTION=600]black bandit[/MENTION].
Similar happened to me a few weeks ago. Was cleaning the pool and I noticed a dark object moving around just inside the skimmer. I got into the pool to investigate. She I got close to the skimmer I saw it was a damn spider about 2.5 around. It came out of the skimmer opening. I grabbed my only defense, a pool noodle. I shoved the noodle onto it hoping to crush it against the side of the pool, no dice. This hairy fucker jumps onto the noodle and starts coming down the damn thing at me. My reflexes kicked in and the noodle went airborne. Bout that time in mid air, the spider came off and landed on the concrete. When it landed it was as if it burst into a bagillion pieces. What seemed like thousands of tiny spiders went scattering like dust all over. I freaked and started pounding the pavement with my only weapon, a wet noodle. lmfao. My wife comes out to see my wet dripping self screaming and hoping around like a little girl... and not to mention the force of me exiting the water had half assed removed my swim trunks.