Source: Customs Release
Recently, Zhangjiagang customs inspectors intercepted a spider with a red hourglass pattern on its abdomen when conducting on-site quarantine of a batch of inbound container timber, and after being judged by the laboratory to be a brown and black widow, the batch of goods has been issued a "Notice of Inspection and Quarantine Treatment", and the fumigation and pest removal treatment has been implemented, effectively preventing the invasion of foreign harmful organisms.
Zhangjiagang customs inspectors intercepted the live "brown and black widow" poisonous spider at the scene
A poisonous spider of a live "brown and black widow" intercepted from the shore of Zhangjia Port
Spiders, commonly known as "Black Widow", are fierce and aggressive, and the neurotoxins secreted in their endospora are extremely toxic, high-risk organisms, and are the most toxic of all spider species known.
Contributed by / Nanjing Customs