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| Australian police respond to spider death threats | Australian police respond to spider death threats |
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| A man with a "serious fear" of spiders prompted an emergency call by Western Australia police on New Years' Day. | A man with a "serious fear" of spiders prompted an emergency call by Western Australia police on New Years' Day. |
| According to police, a passerby raised the alarm after hearing a "screaming" toddler and a man repeatedly shouting "Why don't you die?" | According to police, a passerby raised the alarm after hearing a "screaming" toddler and a man repeatedly shouting "Why don't you die?" |
| But after arriving at a home in suburban Perth, they found the man had merely been trying to kill a spider. | But after arriving at a home in suburban Perth, they found the man had merely been trying to kill a spider. |
| In a tweet, police said there had been no injuries during the incident - "except to spider." | In a tweet, police said there had been no injuries during the incident - "except to spider." |
| "It's just one of those jobs where you go expecting to see one thing and see another," police spokesman Samuel Dinnison told the BBC. | "It's just one of those jobs where you go expecting to see one thing and see another," police spokesman Samuel Dinnison told the BBC. |
| "It's great that it's only an incident involving a spider." | "It's great that it's only an incident involving a spider." |
| Western Australia police had initially posted details about the emergency call on Twitter. | Western Australia police had initially posted details about the emergency call on Twitter. |
| Mr Dinnison said this was later deleted because it had included a picture of internal police systems. | Mr Dinnison said this was later deleted because it had included a picture of internal police systems. |
| It is not clear what species of spider was involved. Australia has some of the world's most venomous, such as the Redback and Funnel Web. | |
| However, AustraliaWideFirstAid points out that there have been no deaths in Australia from spider bites since 1981 and most of the 2,900 species in the country are harmless. | However, AustraliaWideFirstAid points out that there have been no deaths in Australia from spider bites since 1981 and most of the 2,900 species in the country are harmless. |
| What's the worst place to be bitten by a spider? | What's the worst place to be bitten by a spider? |