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Zeebrugge Port Faces Unusual Visitor: Cargo Ship Infested with Wolf Spiders

July 25, 2024 2 min read
author Anamika Mishra, Sub Editor
A cargo ship arrived at a Belgian port with some surprise passengers when staff spotted a wolf spider infestation. According to Bloomberg, the Glovis Sun, which was carrying several thousand cars, recently cruised around Southern Africa before arriving at the Port of Zeebrugge on July 18. When port officials arrived, they saw a "significant amount of spider webs" spread across cars and parts of the ship. The vessel was then locked down for two days to allow exterminators to remove the infestation before sending the Glovis Sun on its voyage. Being more than an inch in length, wolf spiders follow and attack on their insect food, but unlike their namesake, they squash the prey into a ball and inject poison into it to liquefy its organs. The bite

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