Baby spiders were abandoned in
pots and RSPCA says witness saw parents scuttling away
Josh HallidayNorth of
England correspondent
Mon 16 Jul 2018 09.40 BSTFirst
published on Mon 16 Jul 2018 09.39 BST
Two tarantulas may be on the
loose in a village after three of their babies were found abandoned in a car
park.
The RSPCA said it had rescued the
baby Brazilian bird-eating spiders after they were found discarded in pots in
Derbyshire.
Inspectors said the containers
were run over by a vehicle in the village of Somercotes but the driver believes
he saw two “larger spiders” possibly the parents – scuttling away.
The tarantula is thought to be
the Brazilian salmon pink bird-eater, one of the world’s largest of the species
with a leg span of up to 25cm.
The spiders are partially pink
and usually live on the forest floor in Brazil and eat insects, lizards, mice
and the occasional small bird.
Experts said the missing
tarantulas may not survive long in English weather. Yet the unseasonably warm
climate has led to concerns they may roam for longer than expected.
Kristy Ludlam, an RSPCA
inspector, said an “understandably shaken” woman had found the baby spiders in
Bateman’s Yard livery stable’s car park in Somercotes last Thursday and
contacted the RSPCA as she is terrified of them.
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