Three decades ago, Brazilian researchers began studying a curious side effect from banana spider bites: the toxin left victims with priapism, a painful and persistent erection. The scientists were ...

Brazilian Wandering Spiders, also known as banana spiders, have a distinctive defensive posture and are highly venomous, affecting the nervous system.

Though the deadly Brazilian wandering spider is part of the same family ... I noticed debris stuck to the banana, and on taking a closer look, I realised it was spider silk with bits of leaf.