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 ...

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.

Around 1,500 tarantulas have been seized after being hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes and shipped to an airport. The tarantulas were found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in the ...