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    Spider Smugglers?

    Two Germans were found with 210 plastic containers they were using to carry the arachnids, which included 232 tarantula spiders, nine spider eggs and a scorpion with seven of its young, as well as 67 roaches.

    Colombia, which is one of the world's 17 mega-diverse countries and boasts tens of thousands of different species, is a target for wildlife traffickers drawn by its biodiversity.


    Colombia seizes hundreds of arachnids being illegally smuggled to Europe

    Colombia seizes hundreds of arachnids being illegally smuggled to Europe
    https://news.yahoo.com/colombia-seizes-hundreds-arachnids-being-173912614.html
    Colombian authorities seized hundreds of creepy crawlies as they were being taken illegally to Europe via the airport in capital city Bogota, officials said on Thursday. Two Germans were found with 210 plastic containers they were using to carry the arachnids, which included 232 tarantula spiders, nine spider eggs and a scorpion with seven of its young, as well as 67 roaches. Colombia, which is one of the world's 17 mega-diverse countries and boasts tens of thousands of different species, is a target for wildlife traffickers drawn by its biodiversity.


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  • #2
    Originally posted by Blueflame View Post



    Colombia seizes hundreds of arachnids being illegally smuggled to Europe

    Colombia seizes hundreds of arachnids being illegally smuggled to Europe
    https://news.yahoo.com/colombia-seizes-hundreds-arachnids-being-173912614.html
    Colombian authorities seized hundreds of creepy crawlies as they were being taken illegally to Europe via the airport in capital city Bogota, officials said on Thursday. Two Germans were found with 210 plastic containers they were using to carry the arachnids, which included 232 tarantula spiders, nine spider eggs and a scorpion with seven of its young, as well as 67 roaches. Colombia, which is one of the world's 17 mega-diverse countries and boasts tens of thousands of different species, is a target for wildlife traffickers drawn by its biodiversity.

    😂 Thought this was a thread about Spider's new occupation.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by gunns View Post

      😂 Thought this was a thread about Spider's new occupation.
      Too funny!!!! LOL

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Blueflame View Post



        Colombia seizes hundreds of arachnids being illegally smuggled to Europe

        Colombia seizes hundreds of arachnids being illegally smuggled to Europe
        https://news.yahoo.com/colombia-seizes-hundreds-arachnids-being-173912614.html
        Colombian authorities seized hundreds of creepy crawlies as they were being taken illegally to Europe via the airport in capital city Bogota, officials said on Thursday. Two Germans were found with 210 plastic containers they were using to carry the arachnids, which included 232 tarantula spiders, nine spider eggs and a scorpion with seven of its young, as well as 67 roaches. Colombia, which is one of the world's 17 mega-diverse countries and boasts tens of thousands of different species, is a target for wildlife traffickers drawn by its biodiversity.

        This gave me violent shuddering chills through my body

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Atwater27 View Post

          This gave me violent shuddering chills through my body
          I know -- me too. South America has some huge spiders!! It's almost as creepy as the gigantic Joro spiders invading Georgia... ack!!

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          • #6
            Joro spiders? WTH are those?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Atwater27 View Post
              Joro spiders? WTH are those?
              They're big spiders, rather like a banana spider -- there's a thread about them here in off-topics (the linked article has pictures too). Georgians were saying they've become pretty problematic.

              Just in time for Halloween -- huge Joro spiders - Orange Huddle
              https://www.broncosboard.com/node/12649
              Georgia is experiencing an invasion of very large spiders --- three inches across with legs extended -- holy shit. https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7UiD.SaHA.kzuP1DSn4G1A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTM0O2g9NDA-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2020-12/9b2f0f90-355f-11eb-bef3-afd1c608253f (http://www.ap.org/)

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              • #8
                So they look like Golden Orb weavers. At least they aren’t aggressive or poisonous, but if I walked into one I would turn into a screaming bitch of a human tornado.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Atwater27 View Post
                  So they look like Golden Orb weavers. At least they aren’t aggressive or poisonous, but if I walked into one I would turn into a screaming bitch of a human tornado.
                  I most assuredly would too. I don't even like barn spiders (the round ones that hang from the eaves) -- we have lots of those in our area.

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                  • #10
                    My wife is a balloon smuggler

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