Horrified Woolworths shopper finds a live SPIDER in her strawberries

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A Woolworths customer was startled awake when she unpacked an early morning grocery delivery only to find a live spider wandering in a box of fresh strawberries.

The Sydney mum, Amber, found the creepy crawly alive and well while going through her bags from Woolworths and stopped when she went to pick up a punnet of Driscoll’s strawberries.

The spider is believed to be a venomous but not deadly black house spider, a variety often found around the windows of a home.

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Enter at your own risk: the black house spider in Sydney mum Amber’s fresh strawberries made no effort to hide

A black or grey house spider bite can be painful and cause vomiting, swelling and sweating.

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‘It was something to remember – and I got the delivery at 7am half asleep so that woke me up,’ Amber told 7News. 

‘When I got the delivery I brought the bags straight into the kitchen and started unpacking,’ she said.

‘As I grabbed the strawberries from the bag of cold items, I saw something black move inside. I then quickly saw it was a very live spider.’

A Woolworths spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia, ‘We have apologised to the customer and are following up the matter with our in-store team.

‘We take food quality and safety very seriously.

‘If our customers have any concerns about the quality of the product they receive, we always encourage them to return the product back to their local store for a refund or replacement.’

Black house spiders are not usually the main offenders when it comes to spider scares in Australia. 

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Dr Lizzie Lowe said huntsmen spiders are not dangerous after a Sydney mum took photos of baby spiders infiltrating her daughter’s bedroom (pictured)

Lately it’s been huntsmen spiders terrifying householders as warm weather has seen millions hatch and head for shelter – inside our homes. 

A giant huntsman spider was spotted sitting on an electricity meter surrounded by hundreds of its babies on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in February, while a Sydney mum took photos of hundreds of baby spiders infiltrating her daughter’s bedroom.

But Dr Lizzie Lowe, an arachnologist at Macquarie University, said the ‘beautiful’ creepy crawlies are harmless as their eyesight is poor, they’re usually confused, and they’re not highly venomous. 

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