A pilot with a severe allergic reaction to spiders was bitten mid-flight by a stowaway tarantula — forcing hours-long delays as the plane was fumigated after landing safely, according to reports. The pilot was operating an Iberia Airbus A320 flying from Düsseldorf in Germany to the Spanish capital Madrid on Friday when he suffered a severe allergic reaction from the terrifying spider,

A flight in Spain managed to land safely after a pilot with an extreme allergy to spider venom was bitten by a tarantula mid-flight. The incident led to a delay in the following flight as the plane was fumigated to flush out the missing arachnid.

A pilot suffered an allergic reaction at 35,000 feet after being bitten by a tarantula during an Iberia flight from Dusseldorf to Madrid. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon aboard an Airbus A320,

The mid-air drama occurred on Friday afternoon on an Iberia Airbus A320 flying between Dusseldorf in Germany and Madrid’s Barajas Airport.