BRANFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut woman is warning others about a close call she and her son had with a venomous black widow spider.
Laurie Fitzgerald, from Branford, told WVIT-TV that she and her son were eating the grapes Monday shortly after she bought them when they discovered the spider.
It turns out the grapes sold at the Branford Stop & Shop were shipped from a California company.
"It makes you nervous," Fitzgerald said, according to WVIT. "It makes you wonder where they're importing the grapes from."
The store issued a statement about the incident.
“Stop & Shop and our grape growers take necessary measures to keep spiders out of the grapes that are sold. Despite that effort, it is possible for a spider to get into the bunches as they are a part of the natural, organic environment,” the retailer said.
The store also offered Fitzgerald double her money back on the grapes, the news station reported.