Red-kneed tarantula
And yet ANOTHER reason why I no longer fly.
The Swiss have a very odd taste in pets?
Or do they set them to fighting each other, and place bets? Now, what? Do they fly these "endangered species" back home where they can start killing people?
God, thats disgusting. Feel sorry for the spiders. Hope they don’t get punished, like killed.
“72 giant flesh-eating centipedes” - This guy knows how to throw a party.
Mexican redlegs (or knees as per the article) are hardly “endangered”. They are extremely common spiders, and favored by spider enthusiasts for their mild temperment and tolerance to being handled.
He wuz gonna sell them on his Website.
Samuel L. Jackson, your agent is on line one, wants to talk to you about a sequel...
Maxwell Smart crushes Tarantula with jar of Horseradish.
Prince Rupert: “What is that awful smell?”
Max: “That’s just Horseradish your highness.”
Prince Rupert: “That’s odd. It smells just like tarantula.”
Why would anybody want to smuggle tarantulas? There can’t be that big a market for them away from here, there’s barely a market for them here.