Life Imitates Horror: Arachnids on a plane?

Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Life imitates Horror

Greetings and Salutations.

So apart from moths I have a wee fear of our eight legged friends.  Moths? Why moths? They are filthy dirty creatures that drop their faeces and dust as they do fly by’s across your face and ears! Strangely though I love butterflies. Back to the point, I am not a huge fan of spiders, I can draw up the courage to squish them being the hardcore femme fatale that I am (whilst JH cowers in the corner), but not a fan. So when I saw the following story in the Sydney Morning Herald (courtesy of my father, still supporting my macabre ways to this day!), I cringed with the thoughts of what if…

“A British man has been arrested at Rio de Janeiro airport with 1000 live spiders in his luggage.

The man was nabbed late on Wednesday after security X-rays allegedly showed he was trying to smuggle the spiders out in two suitcases.

The man, unnamed in online reports by the state Agencia Brasil and other outlets on Thursday, was apprehended for violating laws banning the export of Brazilian animals without authorisation.

He faces imprisonment of up to a year and a fine of up to $US2.3 million ($2.5 million).

After being charged and processed, he was released on bail pending a court date.

The seized spiders were taken by Brazil’s environmental watchdog agency Ibama to a museum in Rio’s federal university.” (SMH, 13/11/09)

What if he had got onto the plane? What if the hairy little beasties had got out of their suitcase and invaded the air ducts of the plane? What if the plane malfunctioned and instead of your oxygen mask dropping down a big fat hairy spider landed on your face instead? Or what if they escaped and you were sitting next to your lover and felt a tickle up your inner thigh an thought you were in for some mile high action and instead there is a furry little eight legged thing crawling towards your pink bits! Argghh and no Samuel Jackson in sight! Something to ponder in your nightmares tonight ladies and gents… Arachnids on a Plane!

Ms Harker

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Permalink | November 28th, 2009

5 Responses to “Life Imitates Horror: Arachnids on a plane?”

  1. Andre Says:
    November 28th, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    Bleck. I can’t even look at pictures of them without getting the heeby jeebies. That scenario would be more terrifying than anything I can think of!

    Wait is that an actual picture from this incident?! Ahhhhh

  2. Ms Harker Says:
    November 28th, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    Yep, that’s a picture taken by customs of the actual spider!!!!

  3. Andre Says:
    November 29th, 2009 at 1:50 am

    Ahhhhhhhhhhh that is the most terrifying thing I have ever seen.

  4. Cortez the Killer Says:
    November 29th, 2009 at 2:17 am

    This is my ultimate nightmare come true. 1. I am deathly afraid of flying 2. Ditto w/ spiders. I got an instant mental picture of the worst flight of my life, during a thunderstorm, a suitcase pops out from the overhead bin above me and thousands of creepy crawlies fall onto my head. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go take an anti-axiety med…..

  5. Ms Harker Says:
    November 29th, 2009 at 10:43 am

    Sorry Cortez! The thought of one of those furry little legs sneaking into your mouth instead of sweet, sweet air does prompt a bit of a need for the valium!

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