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Article: Deadly spider found by women walkers ; Aussie killer in woods
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- Evening Mail
- Article date:
- November 27, 2001
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A DEADLY spider has been found in woodland by two women out
walking.
The venomous funnel web spider was discovered inside a jam jar in
the Wyre Forest near Kidderminster.
The jar had a Perth International Airport sticker and it is
thought the spider may have been brought into the country by someone
returning from holiday in Australia.
After the discovery on Saturday the spider was taken into the
care of the West Midlands Safari Park, at Bewdley, but has since
died.
Bob Lawrence, head warden at the Park, said today: 'The spider
was in a jam jar and very dehydrated when it was found.
'We do not know whether this was the only one discarded, but they
would not survive the severe low ...