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Pilot allergic to spiders bitten during flight to Spain by stowaway tarantula

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The Iberia Airlines flight was en route to Barajas Airport in Madrid from Dusseldorf Airport in Germany on Feb. 21 .

It is believed the tarantula, as described by the plane’s flight crew, made its way to the cockpit and bit the pilot.

The captain was treated with an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive corticosteroid from the aircraft's first -aid kit.

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