Poisonous spiders in bananas in Russia 2022 true or myth? The name and photo of this insect, interesting facts. What happens if a Brazilian spider bites you?
The spiders that people around the world find in bananas are actually called Brazilian wandering spiders, but people also call them “banana spiders” because they love to hide in this fruit.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, these are the most poisonous spiders. Mortality from their poison occurs more often than from the “black widow”. Of course, such an insect is unlikely to kill an adult healthy person, but it may well kill a child. In our latitudes it is almost impossible to meet this spider, but such a case has already happened.
Spider eggs under a banana peel
In 2013, a woman in Samara bought a bunch of bananas at the market, and when she came home, she found a Brazilian spider in the bag. Without panicking, she locked it in a jar and took it for examination, which showed that it was the same insect. From this story we can conclude that this living creature exists and can actually be found in Russia, which is not surprising, because some of the bananas are brought to us from Brazil.
This wingless creature is approximately 12 cm in diameter, has a motley color, and has a small coat of fur. It lives mainly in South America, but travels on bananas all over the world. They do not eat the fruit itself, but only hide in it. They prefer other small insects or lizards as food. Poisonous spiders bite people for self-defense. They multiply very quickly. They don't weave a web. They live mainly in trees, bushes and in the ground.
What does a banana spider look like?
Banana spider.
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