WASHINGTON .- A nasty diplomatic incident has developed between Australia and America over the killing of a Yankee black widow spider somewhere on Darwin’s waterfront. Readers will recall our exclusive report in which we said a fisherman said he had seen a nasty looking black widow spider somewhere on the Darwin waterfront.
Instead of bunging the spider in a pickle bottle so that it could be positively identified, he , sadly, stomped on it . Furthermore, he reckons he has seen other creepy crawly critters like it in the port precinct . Alarmingly , he said he would exterminate all further black widows he sees crawling about the place with his long barrel Dirty Harry special.
The powerful American Society for Protection of Spiders (ASPS) was outraged when it read Little Darwin’s account of the black widow slaughter. ASPS spokeswoman, Mary-Lou Funnel -Webb , complained to President Obama about the treatment of black widows Down Under.
Ms. Funnel-Webb demanded the president delay his trip to Australia until the NT Government guarantees the protection of all American exports, including black widows. Diplomatic sources say sensitive President Obama has been asked by ASPS to place a wreath on a special pollution , dust and spin free memorial on the Darwin waterfront as a tribute to the unknown squashed black widow.
Instead of bunging the spider in a pickle bottle so that it could be positively identified, he , sadly, stomped on it . Furthermore, he reckons he has seen other creepy crawly critters like it in the port precinct . Alarmingly , he said he would exterminate all further black widows he sees crawling about the place with his long barrel Dirty Harry special.
The powerful American Society for Protection of Spiders (ASPS) was outraged when it read Little Darwin’s account of the black widow slaughter. ASPS spokeswoman, Mary-Lou Funnel -Webb , complained to President Obama about the treatment of black widows Down Under.
Ms. Funnel-Webb demanded the president delay his trip to Australia until the NT Government guarantees the protection of all American exports, including black widows. Diplomatic sources say sensitive President Obama has been asked by ASPS to place a wreath on a special pollution , dust and spin free memorial on the Darwin waterfront as a tribute to the unknown squashed black widow.
