This Dutchman found a Chilean tarantula in a crate of grapes that his wife had bought in a supermarket in the town of Arnhen. A nightmare for some, but not for Van den Akker, who decided to adopt the animal
In a statement to the newspaper De Gelderlander, Akker explains that one morning he took the grapes out of the fridge and offered his son a bouquet. Later that day he felt like eating the fruit.
However, when he picked up the package the second time, he noticed the presence of the giant arachnid inside: “I didn’t know what to do until I remembered my neighbor, a man who understands animals,” explains he.
Bart Kappen, the neighbor, said the animal was young. But already with ‘good size’. The duo also took the opportunity to give their new companion a meaningful name: “Uva”.
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Ronald van der Aart, a spokesman for the supermarket chain that sold the product, says the case is extraordinary. According to him. The company works with three grape suppliers in Chile and there is no way to determine which one the animal came from
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“We suspect this tarantula was camouflaged in a cluster and passed inspection,” says Aart. In addition, the brave arachnid survived the sea voyage in a container with a temperature of just 1 °C.
According to the network spokesman, the customer should receive a new box of grapes from the supermarket and a “nice gift”. But what Akker wants most right now is to invest in caring for his new pet.
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So much so, that he went to a local shop to set up a terrarium for the tarantula, “with a heating light and food crickets,” the proud owner points out.
In Mexico, a restaurant shut down after serving tarantula taco… Find out below!
Right: tarantula. However, the Mexico City restaurant that served the “delicacy” has been shut down by the country’s environmental protection attorney’s office. The information comes from the Mexican website Animal Politico
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That’s because the tarantula used in the bizarre meal wasn’t just any. It was a Mexican red tarantula, an endangered species.
The facility was located in the center of the Mexican capital, on the Mercado San Juan, where Mexican authorities confiscated four “burned and golden” arachnids.
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The restaurant claims that the tarantulas used came from a hatchery in the city of Veracruz, a version the environmental agency has not accepted due to a lack of evidence.
The prosecutor arrived at the scene after receiving several complaints about a promotional video released by the company on the networks.
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According to another Mexican website, Animal Gourmet, tarantulas are placed in the freezer for three minutes to die.
Then they are cooked in water and mezcal, a Mexican alcoholic drink of indigenous origin. A new cooking with wild vegetables and shrimp salt is ready
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The final step is to put them in the oven and brush them to remove the toxic hairs. They can also be flambéed, according to the protocol that caused the complaints.
“This is just one of the concoctions made with the tarantula for us to try!” reads the caption
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The post has just six comments, but none disapproving of the restaurant: “We have to try this!” wrote one netizen, who even tagged a friend in the post.
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