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December 2, 2021
Colombia seizes hundreds of arachnids being illegally smuggled to Europe
Two Germans were found with 210 plastic containers they were using to carry the arachnids. These included: 2️⃣3️⃣2️⃣ tarantula spiders, 9️⃣ spider eggs and a scorpion with 7️⃣ of its young, as well as 6️⃣7️⃣ roaches. "We haven't had a shipment of tarantulas this size since 2018 (and) the largest we have had this year was shark fins," said Carolina Urrutia, Bogota's environment secretary.
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