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Twenty-two pet tarantulas were found abandoned in an apartment in Greater Manchester, U.K.

Four of the spiders were found alive and re-homed with a reptile specialist with help from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)

It is currently unclear if there were more than 22 tarantulas living in the abandoned unit

Twenty-two pet tarantulas were found abandoned in an apartment in Greater Manchester, U.K., on June 23.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) rescued four of the large spiders alive. The creepy crawlers were discovered in upside-down plastic tubs, and many of them died. The discovery was made in a unit at Bramhall Court on Cannon St. in Salford.

Animal Rescue Officer David Cottingham from the RSPCA told the

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