Authorities are investigating after roughly 1,500 of the tarantulas were found inside plastic containers that were hidden in ...

Roughly 1,500 young tarantulas were found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes ...

Customs officials in Cologne, Germany, made a startling discovery this summer when they inspected odd-smelling packages of ...

The arachnids were found at Cologne Bonn airport after customs officials were tipped off by a "noticeable smell" that did not ...

An unusual smell led German customs officials to uncover approximately 1,500 tarantulas concealed in spongecake packages from Vietnam, and many of the spiders did not survive.

Officials said the shipment had a “noticeable smell” that didn’t smell like 15 pounds of chocolate sponge cake.