Spider grave in garden furniture: creepy discovery causes excitement!

Spider grave in garden furniture: creepy discovery causes excitement!

A man from Kassel made a shocking discovery when he unpacked his new garden furniture: in the box was a "stone", which later turned out to be a tomb for a variety of spiders. In a photo of biologist Dr. Mark Benecke was shared, the different spiders that were encapsulated in a cocoon can be seen. The owner said the spiders seemed to be fresh, but they didn't move. The community reacted split - while some were horrified and flame launchers demanded, others found the discovery fascinating.

Experts suspect that the oriental mortar wasp is behind the spider grave. This wasp builds nests from clay and closes them with living, paralyzed spiders as food for their offspring. In addition, the animal is harmless for people. According to environmental and health protection Zurich, the oriental mortar wasp in Germany is widespread and often occurs in settlement areas. The bizarre discovery has already provided numerous discussions in social networks like www.merkur.de reports .