In a video the supermodel shares on Twitter, the 2-year-old kid a tarantula hawk, a species of spider wasp with one of the most painful stings in the world.
- July 27, 2018
AceShowbiz - Chrissy Teigen has been left horrified after she accidentally allowed her daughter Luna to play with a potentially harmful insect.
The model-turned-presenter, who also has two-month-old son Miles with singer husband John Legend, took to her social media accounts on Thursday, July 26 to invite her fans to play a game of "What's this bug?"
Sharing a video to her Twitter and Instagram pages, the 32-year-old could be seen displaying a large black insect on her arm, while two-year-old Luna watches closely and gives the "nice" insect air kisses, to which she added the comment: "I swear to God, if one of you tells me this is a deadly bug I will vomit."
time for another game of “what’s this bug!?â€! pic.twitter.com/hwCAPLB2vv
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 26, 2018
oh my god but he was so nice pic.twitter.com/J9OydpbFnr
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 26, 2018
maybe I am tarzana, queen of the bugs
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 26, 2018
Unfortunately, her fears were realised as fans quickly pointed out that the seemingly innocent bug is actually most likely a tarantula hawk, a species of spider wasp that can dish out one of the most painful stings in the world.
The mother-of-two was understandably horrified by the revelation, but remained positive as she tweeted, "Guys I think he is one of the good ones" and "Maybe I am tarzana (sic), queen of the bugs."
The Internet soon went into overdrive as the original video garnered over one million views, with many finding humour in the star's innocent blunder.
"@chrissyteigen playing with a Tarantula Hawk Wasp is the highlight of my night," wrote one amused fan, while another quipped: "No biggie just a tarantula hawk wasp that can put your arm in a state of paralysis when stung by."
Some took it a step further by amending a Wikipedia page set up for the insect, inserting the line: "Widely known for being held and played with by Chrissy Teigen and her daughter, Luna."
In a series of posts documenting the incident on her Instagram Stories, Chrissy added a screenshot of the website page and joked: "U (you) guys suck."
She concluded the dramatic episode by uploading a final video where she cuddled Luna and confirmed that they are both "alive".
