Workers unpack 10in spider
Workers unpack 10in spider
STAFF AT Sheffield's wholesale market unpacked a consignment of South American figs and nuts and found a spider with a 10in leg span. The goliath bird eater kills birds and snakes and is poisonous, but not fatal, for humans. It was taken to a wildlife centre where it has been nicknamed Hairy Harry and is being fed pig hearts.
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