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The spider crept onto the plane during a stopover in the Moroccan city of Casablanca before the jet carried on to Spain. The Iberia plane’s onward journey was delayed so it could be fumigated ...

An Iberia pilot suffered a suspected spider bite mid-flight, after the arachnid was thought to have crawled onto the plane, causing delays while the plane had to be fumigated. The spider is ...