Frankfurt, Germany, July 14, 2025 (AFP) - Creepy find: German customs net tarantulas in cookie shipment

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German customs officers have discovered a massive haul of about 1,500 tarantulas hidden inside a shipment disguised as cookies, authorities said Monday. The seven-kilogramme (15-pound) shipment from Vietnam was intercepted at Cologne-Bonn airport and emitted a strange smell when opened, customs officials said. Inside the found the venomous arachnids packed into plastic tubes and said that many had not survived the flight, with the remaining spide......

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