Environmental Graffiti

Tarantulas Aggressively Baring Their Fangs

They're big, they're hairy and they're coming to get you. Tarantualas are burdened with a bit of a bad rep in the human psyche, and the reasons just sketched out – and staring you right in the face – give some clue as to why. It's those fangs that really get your attention here, though. Easily sharp enough to puncture a man's skin, and so long and curved you could hang your coat on them, they're enough to give you nightmares for weeks. And don't even get started on that bright red mouth.

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The Alien Spider Invasion of Britain

The love of imported foods, plants and year-round produce means that an alien invasion of Britain is happening. Scientists have recently discovered that the false widow spider is now able to live through the increasingly mild winters in Britain and now fear that it's only a matter of time until its big cousin the black widow comes hits the British shores.

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