Brazilian wandering spider found in Bananas

Nightglow · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:07

A women bought some bananas from Sainsburys, got a few unwanted highly lethal spiders free with them..

http://news.sky.com/story/1163467/deadly-spiders-found-in-supermarket-bananas

Gilly · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:10

Monkeynut · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:11

Why do the staff never get bitten by these? Some sort of spider-supermarket arrangement?

davido_labido · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:13

Pff. Even spiders are sneaking into our country now. Next they will be taking our jobs.

Send them all back that's what I say! Dirty immigrants,

/sarcasm

jas72 · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:15

Moral of the story never eat bananas

Gilly · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:16

Hmmm. I thought banana spiders were golden orbs, and relatively harmless.

Adam_101 · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:17

davido_labido said:
Pff. Even spiders are sneaking into our country now. Next they will be taking our jobs.

Send them all back that's what I say! Dirty immigrants,

/sarcasm

!!

Mat · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:18

I bet they were wondering why it had gotten so cold!!

Nelly · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:20

Maybe a few will escape the house, and start breeding like the False Widow Spider.

The bite can cause a long lasting painful hard on apparently, and scientists are researching the venom for erectile disfunction treatment! lol, listen on this video around 0:55 onwards! lol!

Craterloads · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:22

I'm scared, fancy grabbing a banana from the bunch but daren't.

The Dread Pirate · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:25

It's not the first nor will it be the last time it happens importing anything has it's dangers.

elmarko · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:28

Nelly said:
Maybe a few will escape the house, and start breeding like the False Widow Spider.

The bite can cause a long lasting painful hard on apparently, and scientists are researching the venom for erectile disfunction treatment! lol, listen on this video around 0:55 onwards! lol!

"Have you been bitten by a Brazilian wondering spider or are you just pleased to see me?"

Scougar · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:30

The Dread Pirate said:
It's not the first nor will it be the last time it happens importing anything has it's dangers.

I know right! Let's close the borders.... do it.. do it now!!

Vita · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:30

If that's the case with packaged. What about loose bananas in the store? Or would they be from a different batch? I'll be on the lookout!

Fenris · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:31

They were spiderlings and as such essentially harmless.

I also doubt they would have survived long enough in our climate to grow large enough to become dangerous.

Cosimo · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:31

Sainsbury's new buy a bunch get s surprise offer coming soon to a supermarket near you.

Nelly · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:32

Brazilian wandering spider found by the posters son in a box of bananas at Asda in Hamilton, Scotland. Kept as a pet for over a year, never handled, had to kill spider after we found out the species.

Gilly · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:32

Fenris said:
They were spiderlings and as such essentially harmless.

...for now.

Gooner Leroy · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:34

'The spider's bite can cause an unwanted erection in men, sometimes lasting for four hours.'

:eek:

Does this make it not so bad to be bitten?? :confused:

Fenris · 4 Nov 2013 at 14:34

Gilly said:
...for now.

See the second part of my post, there is literally no chance of them surviving in the UK.