Spyder hides in cactus

Question

would someone please tell me if this is an urban legend someone brought a catus home from texas and one day the catus started to shake so she called the fire department when they took the cactus outside spider babys started to come out of it. i seen it was an urban legend on tv would u tell my daughter if this is a legand or truth

Answer 1

Well, plants are home to many kinds of animal life, including spiders. I can definitely believe that someone could buy a cactus, take it home then realize that a spider was living in it. But the part with the cactus shaking and the fire department and the hundreds of baby spiders....That was all added for dramatic flair, makes for a more interesting story that people will keep telling others. It is not something that should keep you up at night, though.  ;-)  

Whenever you want to find out about urban legends, check out www.snopes.com. They have all kinds of urban legends up there. And if you don't see what you are looking for, you can email them and they will find out for you.

Answer 2

spiders can hide in cactuses because they think that if they hide in a cactus, no bird will get them.  so it is probably true.