A passerby in Perth, Western Australia heard a man inside a home yelling "Why don't you die?" amidst a toddler's screams. The concerned neighbor called the police who responded with haste. Turned out, the man was just trying to kill a spider that was terrorizing his family.
According to police, there were no injuries "except to spider."
(BBC)
image: Toby Hudson: "A redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii) female"
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