Venomous
Urgent UK Warning: Venomous South American Spider’s Egg Sac Found in Aldi Bananas
Shopper Finds Venomous Spider Egg Sac on Aldi Bananas A Scottish shopper received an alarming surprise when she discovered a spider egg sac—likely from a South American Acanthoctenus spider—on bananas bought at Aldi in Montrose. Pauline Smith, 51, noticed silk and leaf debris on the fruit while loading her groceries into her car. Upon closer […]
"Urgent UK Alert: Europe’s Largest Venomous Spider Stows in Olive Imports, Risks Voracious Spread"
Surprise Spider Stowaway Arrives in UK Olive Shipment A British nursery worker received an unexpected visitor when Europe’s largest spider hitched a ride in a shipment of olives from Córdoba, Spain. The Spanish funnel-web spider (Macrothele calpeiana), known for its venom and “huge appetite,” was spotted crawling across a West Sussex nursery yard after the […]