spiders

For someone who has a severe fear of spiders, this is the ultimate prank that eventually leads into a great newscast blooper. From a TV News station WRDW in Augusta, Georgia, a story about a spider on a shuttle cam (which is quite humorous in itself,) turns into a prank on the morning show anchors...

Snail mail isn't for everyone. According to The Los Angeles Times, a German man has been sentenced to six months in prison after he pleaded guilty to shipping nearly 250 tarantulas by mail to the United States. A federal prosecutor said 37-year-old Sven Koppler, who must also pay a $4,000 fine, is one of the "largest illegal importers of tarantulas."