A "Megaspider" turned up in Australia and meanwhile waves of scorpions are killing people in Egypt and I think perhaps the end of days is upon us
· Nov 19, 2021 · NottheBee.com

If you were thinking of traveling to either Egypt or Australia it's probably best to pack either a bunch of epipens or the best antivenom kit money can buy. First, out of Australia:

A massive funnel-web spider with fangs capable of piercing human fingernails has been donated to an antivenom program in Australia, sparking an appeal for its anonymous donor to come forward.

Nicknamed "Megaspider," the arachnid measures 8 centimeters (about 3 inches) foot to foot, with fangs 2 centimeters (about 0.8 inches) long, the Australian Reptile Park said in a statement Friday. With a body measuring 5 centimeters (1.9 inches), it's the largest funnel-web spider the park has ever seen, it added.

"Megaspider?" Folks, for Australian experts to name a spider "mega" is in and of itself big news. That continent is full of massive spiders. You have to elbow them out of the way when you go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. If their jaws are dropping over this so-called "megaspider," then you know it's bad stuff.

ITS FANGS CAN PIERCE HUMAN FINGERNAILS. 😭

So you caught the last flight out of Australia: Great! But it was a direct flight to Egypt: Not so great.

SCORPIONS washed into homes by heavy rain stung three people to death and left 500 injured in Egypt.

Hail and thunderstorms along the River Nile swept the scorpions, as well as snakes, away from their usual hiding places in the city of Aswan...

Egypt is home to fat-tailed scorpions that are among the most deadly in the world and can kill humans in under an hour.

Here's some horrifying video of the snake-and-scorpion deluge:

Yeah uh...

Seriously if they can lock down countries because of respiratory viruses surely they can lock em down because the arachnids are taking over.

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