Mark Voegel, 30, was found dead in his Dortmund, Germany apartment. His body was draped in spider webs and more than 200 spiders, several snakes, thousands of termites, and a gecko were feasting on his corpse. Proper authorities were alerted when concerned neighbours noticed a horrendous stench eminating from the apartment. His black widow, Bettina, is believed to have administered the deadly bite. Voeger's apartment has been described as both a "zoo" and a "jungle" by authorities. He never let people visit. A police spokesman said: “It was like a horror movie. His corpse was over the sofa. Giant webs draped him, spiders were all over him. They were coming out of his nose and his mouth. There was everything there one could imagine in the world of reptiles. Larger pieces of flesh torn off by the lizards were scooped up and taken back to the webs of tarantulas and other bird-eating spiders.†The spiders and termites managed to escape when the heating elements exploded and opened the lids to their tanks. The lizards were allowed to roam. Voegel also kept a pet boa constricter and several poisonous frogs. He was dead for somewhere between seven and fourteen days when his corpse was found. Enough time for the creepy-crawlies to make a new home out of his apartment. Article is 7 months old, the chap is dead and gone! http://www.digitaljournal.com/?did=32&p=34 Netscype Gino
oh... my god. that is pretty nasty i couldnt imagine that happening to me... just made me 10x more paranoid about insects lol
This is highly Pathetic. Hope he won't feed his spiders. This is a lesson for the imperfect pet owners...
YARGH! I have a particular loathing for spiders. My husband and I both ended up in the emergency room last year with both of us having a brown widow bite we both received in our sleep. His was on his knee and mine on my ankle. Our legs swelled horribly. It took nearly 3 months for his to heal and nearly 6 months for mine to heal. He was sick for 3 days I was sick for a week! Like gweb said...Lesson learnt! But what a hard lesson! It cost him his life! Urgh. Nasty.
Live by the sword, die by the sword. Freaking weirdo. Who keeps 200 spiders and termites in his apartment? That's just disgusting.