 This hoax was a rehashing of an older email circulated in 1999 with similar claims, except under the name "South American Blush Spider (arachnius gluteus)" - literally "butt spider".Similar email hoaxes (with details of the original changed) occurred in other parts of the world, alleging the same falsity in the recipients' countries.Lately it has also appeared on Facebook, also including a picture of the arachnid.