What the heck? Earlier today I went to take out the trash and there was this HUGE COW SPIDER so I took a shuvel and smacked it!

And then smacked it again! Yup it was dead!!! And then.... Just now I went outside to look for my cat and low and behold there was a GIANT COW SPIDER right in the same place!!????? Like did another one move into it's territory? Did I not unalive the first time? Was that just a piece of dirt that I thought was the squished spider? I'm like what the heck??? I am terrified of spiders! Especially the BIG ONES!!!
Nasty!!