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Image via Shutterstock Imagine being on a plane and learning your pilot, who has a severe allergy to spiders, just got bit by ...

There were dramatic moments during a Friday flight involving an Airbus A320 from Iberia Airlines, travelling from Düsseldorf ...

which is why many people opt to have a pet tarantula. They’re loved for their majestic and beautiful stance, and owners also like they need little maintenance. They have a nasty bite but it’s pretty ...

A pilot with a severe allergic reaction to spiders was bit by a stowaway tarantula mid-flight — forcing a Spain-bound flight ...

A tarantula, likely hailing from Casablanca, Morocco, might have boarded an Iberia Airlines plane during a layover on ...

A pilot who suffered a suspected tarantula bite while flying from Germany to Spain managed to complete the fight and touch down safely.

During a stopover in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, the tarantula is thought to have crept on board before the jet ...

An Iberia pilot with a severe spider allergy was bitten mid-flight by a hidden tarantula, leading to hours-long delays as the aircraft underwent fumigation upon landing. According to the New York Post ...

A flight in Spain managed to land safely after a pilot with an extreme allergy to spider venom was bitten by a tarantula ...