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A large, venomous Spanish funnel-web spider, known as Europe's largest, was discovered in a delivery of olives in West Sussex. The nursery owner, who initially found the spider, identified it as Macrothele calpeiana through a Facebook post. The spider, named Bessie, is now in the care of a spider enthusiast from Hartlepool, who reported that it has a huge appetite and builds elaborate webs.

Courtesy: metro.co.uk

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