Grapes of Doom

Apparently Someone Found a Black Widow Spider in Her Bag of Organic Whole Foods Grapes

Someone get this spider a book deal.
Someone get this spider a book deal. Photo: Chepyle/Wikimedia

This 27-year-old yoga instructor was about to start snacking on some organic grapes purchased from a Whole Foods in Fairfield, Connecticut, when she noticed a little Charlotte’s Web action happening within. It turns out that a potentially deadly black widow spider had stowed away inside the bag, perhaps in Mexico, where the grapes were grown. Nora Weiss reacted by calmly posting a Facebook message that read: “Attention all Fairfield Whole Foods Customers!!!! I just found a black widow spider in my Sunview Organic Table Grapes bag!!!! If you just bought or will be buying these grapes or any other produce from them, carefully inspect and wash them with rubber gloves!!!! Ahhhhhh!!!! Totally freaked me out!” A day later, Weiss says no harm, no foul, and wishes the spider the safest of travels and the best of luck. “My boyfriend let it go outside,” she tells the Connecticut Post. “That’s how we live. It’s a living animal and we have no hard feelings.” [CT Post]

Apparently Someone Found a Black Widow Spider in Her Bag of Organic Whole Foods