“Mail Tarantulas”

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70I0EG20110119?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=22&sp=true

A German man has pleaded guilty to smuggling charges for shipping hundreds of live tarantulas into the United States. He says he worked alone, but authorities think he was using a leg man.

The spiders are a protected species because they are considered threatened, mostly by dangerous stunts in a Broadway show.

Despite the fact that some people are afraid of them, describing them as scary-looking or creepy, the fact is, most Germans are very nice people.