Airport customs officials in the capital city of Lima confiscated 320 small tarantulas, 110 centipedes and 9 bullet ants from the suspected smuggler–all delicately packed around his waist and ...
They are now in the care of authorities.Tarantulas are a threatened species, Walter Silva, a wildlife specialist at SERFOR, explained in the statement.“They were all illegally extracted and are ...
The ziplock bags were all reinforced with strong adhesive tape and carefully attached to two girdles wrapped around the man's body, The New York Times reported. Among the 320 tarantulas being ...