An Australian TV reporter tried to keep her cool when she noticed a large insect creeping up her dress while live on air.
Christine Ahern had a genuinely terrifying experience with a big bug this week while on the job.
While reporting on harsh weather in Victoria this week, the insect arrived on her pants and began moving towards her neck.
Although Christine originally persisted, the creepy crawly became too near for comfort, and she lost it.
She began shrieking when the insect vanished, concerned that it had landed on her back or down her dress.
‘Where is it? Oh no, get it off!’ she yelled.
One of the crew members went to her rescue, but his look indicated that he found what was going on amusing.
Christine was relieved when she started leaping up and down and flailing her arms, indicating that the insect had been pushed off.
Despite being assured that it had flown away, she didn’t seem persuaded and examined the ground around her to ensure that a second encounter was not in the cards.
Karl Stefanovic, the host of the Today programme, slightly shaded her while watching a playback of the tape in studio.
‘What’s wrong with her, she’s a Queenslander,’ he quipped.
‘She’s been in Melbourne for too long.’
But as presenter Brooke Boney said: ‘It’s a dangerous job. They are out there in the wilderness in the elements.’
The panel then discussed whether the creature was a cricket, cockroach, grasshopper, or tick, but they were all deeply disgusted by what had occurred.
A few weeks ago, another Australian reporter encountered a mosquito in a similar circumstance.
Andrea Crothers, who works for the same show, had to smack herself in the face after the insect attacked her during a broadcast.
Andrea moved fast to swat away the mozzie that had fallen on her nose, but all she could do was smack herself in the face as her coworkers broke out laughing.
She then raced away from the camera to ensure that the bug was not following her before returning to the screens while wearing a mesh mosquito-proof net.
The Today Show airs on Channel Nine in Australia.