PeanutButter11
Arachnosquire
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So I am in Chicago right now and see a jumping spider I haven’t seen before. I was wondering if I could bring this spider on the plane with me to have as a pet?
If I do bring it on the plane and they notice what would they do to it. I don’t want it to get hurt because of me.You are very probably not allowed to do that without asking for some sort of permit/s before, but those spiders are so little that I doubt the airport authorities would spot them...
What I think may happens if the spider ends spotted? Spider = Seized. You? Something to pay due to that - Can't tell you obviously how much money.If I do bring it on the plane and they notice what would they do to it. I don’t want it to get hurt because of me.
I just wish there wasn’t a chance of being caught. I am flying with my family so I don’t really want to ruin their trip. I think I might just figure out what kind of jumping spider it is and buy it online. Edit( found out it is a tan jumper.)Take a 2 oz deli cup fill it with peanuts (or some other food), glue it all together leaving a small space in the center. Put the spider in there and they'd never see it (through scanners or otherwise). Once you make it through you can move it to a safer travel container. The best way to sneak something through security is to have distractions. Think a few full water bottles in your luggage, they'll never notice something else. And if all else fails just bring a couple 10s. Of course this is all theoretical, I don't recommend doing this. But if you were to it would probably work. People have brought large tarantulas and security never noticed.
ExactlyI just wish there wasn’t a chance of being caught. I am flying with my family so I don’t really want to ruin their trip. I think I might just figure out what kind of jumping spider it is and buy it online.
They will kill it!If I do bring it on the plane and they notice what would they do to it. I don’t want it to get hurt because of me.
We should clarify a few things. First, state to state transportation of animals isn't the major game plan of the TSA. Different departments with overlapping rules and laws. the DEA, USDA and FWS all have their fingers in the animal transportation pie. TSA screeing is all about security issues. A small solid container in your luggage or pocket is not about security. There may be some TSA officer making an obscure call on that however. Some eagle eye go getter may flag it knowing an obscure rule or even getting an itch and your animal is history. But most security screeners don't care. Not a security risk, take your box and get out of our overworked harassed faces. Judgement calls.As someone who worked for TSA, I promise you, they do not care if you have a spider.