As we wind down from Halloween, our mouths drop in horror at the thought of a recent discovery made at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru: Over 3,000 tarantulas that had been hidden within dirty socks were seized, as the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) told Agence France-Presse .

On November 4, dutiful agents spotted some curious wriggling within luggage, thus prompting the chilling find. Two Germans and one Pole, who were detained, each harbored a share of these creepy crawlers in their suitcases. Each of these suitcases contained between 15 and 22 socks with different numbers and kinds of tarantulas. The genera included the Brachypelma , Avicularia , and Pamphobeteus . The Pamphobeteus antinous species is currently categorized as Vulnerable. The impressive and carefully selected specimens were gathered from various parts of Peru.…