They don't make armageddons like they used to...

Tarantulas the size of garden sheds emerging from the sewers to exact gory retribution on a lazy public, the unwitting architects of their own demise.

- with Richard Ord

Well, that's how I see the end of days, thanks to a small story that appeared in this wonderful news organ.

By all accounts, a box of baby tarantulas was left on a doorstep for collection but was ransacked by unscrupulous thieves sparking fears the little critters were now at large.

My initial thought was 'wow, Just Eat have really expanded their menu choice.'

But on further reading, the delivery was from a pet supply business and the recipients, from Chester-le-Street, avid spider collectors.