Friday, 5 October 2018

Spiders Close London Schools

Exotic False Black widow spiders (not the one illustrated) have apparently closed 4 Schools in East London. The spiders (presumably imported on bananas) are not actually as poisonous as the actual Black widow but can still deliver a nasty nip (as well as being somewhat frightening for pupils and teachers). The schools will re-open once these alien invaders have been eliminated.
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