Forget snakes on a plane, this is spiders on a plane and it's a thousand times scarier because it's real.
A flight between Punta Cana and Montreal was invaded by tarantulas anywhere between 10 and 20 centimetres in diameter scurrying around along the floor.
Passengers were terrified aboard the Air Transat flight on April 18 as two tarantulas were spotted on the loose in the cabin, with the crew at a loss as to how to catch them.
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In the end passengers were simply told to put their shoes on and cover their ankles but it didn't stop one of the hairy arachnids from climbing up onto one woman's leg and up onto her dress.
Catherine Moreau told ICI Radio Canada: "It was at the time of the meal. My daughter cried, she was in shock."
The spiders were eventually captured towards the end of the flight and were found to be tarantulas from the Dominican Republic and so completely not life threatening. However, during the flight, people had no idea whether these were dangerous arachnids or not.
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One was caught by Mrs Moreau's husband using a plastic bag while the other was captured by a federal agent after the plane landed at the Montreal-Trudeau Airport.
There are around 900 species of the spider in the world but these particular arachnids, though venomous, are not known to be fatal to humans. They have been known to be aggressive though and have been seen feasting on birds.
An entomologist from Montreal University said someone probably hid the tarantulas in their suitcase to try and sell once back in Canada as the market is 'very lucrative'.
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Looks like Samuel L. Jackson has another movie to make based on a true story, huh...
Words by George Pavlou
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