German customs officials inspecting a Swiss car got a nasty shock when they discovered 164 large spiders and 45 boxes of cockroaches — the spiders’ food for the journey, a spokesman said last week.
The trap-door spiders, most “as big as a fist”, were found wriggling around in boxes and plastic bags, Markus Ueckert, a spokesman for the customs office in the south-western German city of Loerrach said.
“Of course, the officers didn’t open anything. They knew immediately what was going on,” Ueckert added.
The Swiss driver was hoping to line his pockets by selling the spiders at a fair in Germany but they were seized when he failed to produce the proper licence.
The same man was stopped at exactly the same place in 2007 trying to carry nearly 1,000 spiders across the border in his car.
He has been charged with tax fraud and breaking nature protection laws.(afp)
德國海關發言人上週表示，海關人員在檢查一輛瑞士籍車輛時被眼前噁心的景象嚇了一跳，他們發現了一百六十四隻大蜘蛛和四十五箱蟑螂──旅途中蜘蛛的食物。
德國西南部羅拉赫市海關單位發言人馬克思．于克特說，那些活板門蛛大部分都有「一個拳頭大」，牠們在箱子和塑膠袋中爬來爬去。
于克特補充說：「海關人員當然沒有打開任何箱子，他們立刻知道那裡面裝的是什麼。」
這位瑞士駕駛想在德國一場市集上賣掉蜘蛛大賺不法之財，結果因為無法出示合法許可文件而全數被查扣。
二ＯＯ七年時，這名男子就在同一個地點因企圖開車走私近千隻蜘蛛越境被海關攔下。
他最後被依逃漏稅和違反自然保護法被起訴。（法新社╱翻譯：袁星塵）
A: The newest twist in “Friends” star Matthew Perry’s sudden death is shocking. B: Didn’t he die from a ketamine overdose last year? A: But the police say his death could be a conspiracy. B: Wow, what happened? A: Five suspects have been charged for intentionally supplying him with large amounts of ketamine for personal gain. A: 《六人行》男星馬修派瑞之死大逆轉真令人震驚！ B: 他去年不是因吸毒過量致死嗎？ A: 但警方說他的死可能是個陰謀。 B: 發生了什麼事？ A: 警方已起訴5名嫌犯，他們故意提供大量「K他命」給他，以謀取暴利。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
South Korea’s famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and quantity of the napa cabbage that is pickled to make the ubiquitous dish is suffering due to rising temperatures. Napa cabbage thrives in cooler climates, and is usually planted in mountainous regions where temperatures during the key growing summer season once rarely rose above 25 degrees Celsius. Studies show that warmer weather brought about by climate change is now threatening these crops, so much so that South Korea might not be able to grow napa cabbage one day due to the intensifying heat. “We
A: What’s even more horrible is that the five suspects who purposely supplied ketamine to actor Matthew Perry were all his “friends.” B: Who exactly are the five suspects? A: They include Matthew’s two doctors, a broker, a drug dealer, and even his live-in assistant. B: Those scumbags should go to jail. A: Yeah, one of the doctors may be sentenced to up to 120 years in prison. A: 更可怕的是，提供男星馬修派瑞「K他命」的5人全是他的「朋友」。 B: 嫌犯是誰啊？ A: 其中包括他的2位醫生、1位仲介、1位毒販、甚至他的同居助理！ B: 那些人渣真該去坐牢。 A: 對啊，其中1位醫生可能面臨120年徒刑。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
It’s widely recognized that there are far more right-handed people than left-handed people in the world. Being right-handed simply means preferring to use one’s right hand for tasks that involve only one hand, such as writing and eating. But have you ever wondered about the possible reasons behind the global dominance of the right hand over the left? As with many complex biological questions, multiple factors appear to be at play. First, one reason seems to be genetics. __1__ Therefore, the global dominance of right-handedness is something that has been passed down through many generations of humans. Next,
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