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| Spider forces family out of home | Spider forces family out of home |
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| A soldier's family have been frightened out of their home by a spider thought to have been brought to Essex from Afghanistan in a kitbag. | A soldier's family have been frightened out of their home by a spider thought to have been brought to Essex from Afghanistan in a kitbag. |
| Lorraine Griffiths and her three children have moved out of their house in Colchester, the RSPCA said. | Lorraine Griffiths and her three children have moved out of their house in Colchester, the RSPCA said. |
| They are refusing to return until the large sandy-coloured creature, thought to be a camel spider, is captured. | They are refusing to return until the large sandy-coloured creature, thought to be a camel spider, is captured. |
| An RSPCA spokeswoman confirmed they had visited the house but failed to locate the creature. | An RSPCA spokeswoman confirmed they had visited the house but failed to locate the creature. |
| "If it is the spider they believe it is, then normally they don't attack humans, but they could give a painful bite," the spokeswoman said. | "If it is the spider they believe it is, then normally they don't attack humans, but they could give a painful bite," the spokeswoman said. |
| Mrs Griffiths believes the spider got to the UK in a kitbag brought home in June by her husband, Rodney, 32, when he returned from Afghanistan. | Mrs Griffiths believes the spider got to the UK in a kitbag brought home in June by her husband, Rodney, 32, when he returned from Afghanistan. |
| He is now back there on a further tour of duty. | He is now back there on a further tour of duty. |
| She said the spider was seen in her bedroom by her two elder children, aged 18 and 16, and an electrician working at their home. | She said the spider was seen in her bedroom by her two elder children, aged 18 and 16, and an electrician working at their home. |
| "They identified the spider using the internet," she said. | "They identified the spider using the internet," she said. |
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| A camel spider attacking a scorpion |