Hey, here's some good news for you to wrench you from the sadness of the World Cup ending. Venomous tarantulas could be on the loose in Britain after a load of their spider babies were found in a car park in Derbyshire!

Yes, that's right! Not just any old tarantulas either, they're thought to be a species known as the salmon pink bird-eating tarantula - one of the biggest spiders on this here planet Earth.

Well, if that doesn't have you outside setting your garden on fire, here's more - while they have found the babies, the authorities think that two adult spiders could still be on the loose somewhere.

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The collection of baby arachnids - three were found, but there could be more - were discovered after a car knocked over some plant pots in a car park outside the Bateman's Yard Livery stables in the small Derbyshire village of Somercotes, reports the Sun.

There was no sign of the mummy and daddy spider at the scene. The RSPCA is warning people not to approach or try to handle any of the spiders - because that would be the first thing on everyone's minds - because they are thought to be from the Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating variety of huge spider and therefore are highly venomous.

RSPCA inspector Kristy Ludlam said: "The woman caller who contacted us was understandably shaken when she realised the pots contained spiders as she is terrified of them.

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"It appears someone ran over two of the pots and the driver told the woman who called us he thought he saw two larger spiders.

"No bodies were found so it is assumed they may have escaped.

"We collected all the pots and took them to a specialist who found three baby arachnids in them which he believes are bird-eating spiders - in fact, when he opened one pot a spider ran up his arm.

"The abandoned spiders would have died in the pots had they not been found."

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Oh great, so there is a chance that we'd never have known they were there? Fantastic news. I'm certain the people of Derbyshire are ecstatic to know that these terrifying creatures are alive and well and running up people's arms.

She continued: "He is keeping all the pots warm and secure as there is a possibility more eggs may hatch.

"We are concerned that someone would abandon spiders like this.

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"Tarantulas live in a warm and humid environment in the wild and need the same provided in captivity, to meet their needs and keep them healthy."

Well, Kristy, we are also concerned that someone would abandon spiders like this. First off, where the hell do you acquire Brazilian bird-eating spiders from?

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