Man finds tarantula in son's grapes
Categories: Preschoolers, Weird but true, Mealtime
It is always a good idea to wash fruit thoroughly before eating. This gets rid of dirt and any other residue that might be on the surface. Here's another good reason to wash fruit before eating: the water will flush out any tarantulas that might be lurking.
This helpful hint is courtesy of Kevin Hudson, a father from Elmswell, Suffolk in the United Kingdom. He was rinsing off a bunch of grapes before serving them to his four-year-old son when out crawled a dazed and confused 2.5 inch spider. Hudson captured the spider and took it to the vet, who in turn found it a home at Abbey Aquatics and Reptiles. "It's just a small Chilean Tarantula with a lovely black abdomen and pink zebra markings on the back," Colin White, of Abbey Aquatics and Reptiles, said.
A spokeswoman for the store where the grapes were purchased says this is the first time they have had a report of a spider in the grapes. She says it is unlikely that the spider hitched a ride from the grape's origin as they "have strict procedures in place to stop this sort of thing from happening."
Nevertheless, I am officially freaked out by grapes now.
This helpful hint is courtesy of Kevin Hudson, a father from Elmswell, Suffolk in the United Kingdom. He was rinsing off a bunch of grapes before serving them to his four-year-old son when out crawled a dazed and confused 2.5 inch spider. Hudson captured the spider and took it to the vet, who in turn found it a home at Abbey Aquatics and Reptiles. "It's just a small Chilean Tarantula with a lovely black abdomen and pink zebra markings on the back," Colin White, of Abbey Aquatics and Reptiles, said.
A spokeswoman for the store where the grapes were purchased says this is the first time they have had a report of a spider in the grapes. She says it is unlikely that the spider hitched a ride from the grape's origin as they "have strict procedures in place to stop this sort of thing from happening."
Nevertheless, I am officially freaked out by grapes now.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Trisha 5-17-2008 @ 2:45PM
I used to live in N. Utah and worked at a grocery store. One day (about 2 years ago) the produce manager led me and a few other co-workers into the back room to show us a HUGE black widow spider in a plastic produce container. It was found in the grapes when they were unloading the shipment. I'm not kidding, it was seriously the biggest spider (other than a trantula:) than I have EVER seen, and there are big "house" spiders in Utah....
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Spider-Man 5-28-2008 @ 12:45PM
It wouldn't have been a black widow that you saw, as they are tiny! Probably a tarantula, or bigger still, a bird-eating spider...
maverick_saturn_626 5-18-2008 @ 9:23AM
Dad? Urm....do grapes have 8 legs?
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Brian 5-19-2008 @ 7:56AM
It's what happens when the produce isn't hosed down with insecticides...every so often a spider pops up. I had a black widow in my grapes show up several years ago. Google "black widow" and "grapes" and you'll find all kinds of stories.
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