TV reporter scared witless by enormous bug

Bravery is overrated.

Miles Klee

Updated on May 28 2021 1:19 am CDT

Journalists in the field have a sacred duty to pursue the truth, remain fearless in the face of danger, and, of course, deliver the news with—HOLYSHITWHATTHEFUCKISTHATTHING.

Well, heck, we can’t all be Peter Jennings. But you have to give FOX 5 San Diego weather reporter Brad Wills some credit for that cheery recovery after he was attacked by a giant insect.

Dude’s just lucky that bug didn’t fly into his mouth.

H/T ViralViralVideos | Photo via FOX 5 San Diego / KSWB/YouTube

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Miles Klee

Miles Klee is a novelist and web culture reporter. The former editor of the Daily Dot’s Unclick section, Klee’s essays, satire, and fiction have appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, Vanity Fair, 3:AM, Salon, the Awl, the New York Observer, the Millions, and the Village Voice. He’s the author of two odd books of fiction, ‘Ivyland’ and ‘True False.’