I’m terrified of spiders so I got one tattooed on my face to conquer my arachnophobia fears

A MAN decided he wanted to face his extreme fear of spiders by getting a massive black widow tattoo on his face.

Eric Ortiz from Florida said that “everybody” is afraid of spiders, which is what inspired him to get the creature permanently drawn on his cheek.

“That’s why I got it. Just to, like, make me know that that’s what I fear, but not to fear it,” he told

“You know what I’m saying?”

Due to his severe arachnophobia, Ortiz also goes by the name “Spyder.”

He later got a spider web tattooed on the other side of his face.

His friends are worried that the body modification will hinder his chances of getting a job in the future, according to .

His girlfriend at the time also reportedly wasn’t a fan of it, the newspaper reported.

Now the tattoo has given Ortiz an easily-identifiable face.

While speaking to the publication, Ortiz was at the Volusia County Courthouse with a felony charge of driving while license revoked.