Sheila Terry and her husband keep a Brazilian wandering spider in a baby-food jar filled with alcohol on top of their refrigerator, out of sight. The bunch of bananas the spider rode into their home ...

These web weavers have been found in shipping containers full of tropical yellow fruit, thus earning the moniker “banana spiders.” However these spiders come in all shapes and sizes, some being ...

A supermarket in Austria shuttered this week after a venomous Brazilian wandering spider was spotted wandering in the bananas, TMZ reported, citing fears that a bite from the deadly creature can cause ...

A Brazilian wandering spider that can cause painful erections recently caused panic at an Austrian supermarket, according to the Hindustan Times. The branch manager of the supermarket discovered the ...

A mum was horrified when she discovered a cluster of insect eggs on a bunch of Asda bananas - and a Google search made her fear the worst. Jemma Davies, 34, was making breakfast for her young daughter ...

Dec. 31--Sheila Terry and her husband keep a Brazilian wandering spider in a baby-food jar filled with alcohol on top of their refrigerator, out of sight. The bunch of bananas the spider rode into ...

Brazilian wandering spiders are aggressive spiders that belong to the genus Phoneutria, which means "murderess" in Greek. These critters, also known as armed spiders or banana spiders, are some of the ...

Many love the taste and smell of the banana, but there is one critter found around South Carolina donning the colorful fruit’s name that you might want to avoid. The banana spider. This arachnid is a ...

Do you buy bananas to eat with your breakfast or add to your favorite smoothie? There is one banana you may not want to find in your home. The banana spider. A frequent and often uncomfortable sight ...

Female banana spider, otherwise known as “golden orb weavers,” for their yellow, silk-like webs that span three to five feet. These critters come out in Texas from mid-summer to fall and are harmless ...