Harderwijk Resident Finds Mexican Tarantula in Backyard

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A resident of Harderwijk found a Mexican red-legged tarantula in her backyard last night. It's likely an escaped pet, as this type of spider is not found elsewhere in the Netherlands. The resident captured the tarantula and then called the animal ambulance. "The person who reported the incident had already put the spider in a container. So we could easily take it away," Petra de Jong of the Noord-West Veluwe Animal Ambulance told Omroep Gelderla…