Overview
- A train driver on the Herrenberg–Tübingen route found a carton labeled “Spiders and Scorpions” and called the federal police.
- At Tübingen’s main station, officers opened the parcel and discovered 20 Brazilian tarantulas, identified as Avicularia geroldi, in separate small boxes.
- A printed document on the carton named a 31-year-old woman as the owner and stated that species-protection rules were observed.
- Police reached the owner, and she picked up the spiders the same day, with no injuries reported and no penalties announced.
- Officials said it is unclear why the carton was left behind, which underscores how clear labeling and valid papers guide the handling of exotic pets in transit.