The trials used venom from Brazil's banana spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) and the Mediterranean snakelocks sea anemone (Anemonia sulcata) on common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster).

Some of the most well-known include Phoneutria fera, Phoneutria nigriventer and Phoneutria keyserlingi. These spiders are often collectively referred to as "armed spiders" because of their aggressive ...

Some of the most well-known include Phoneutria fera, Phoneutria nigriventer and Phoneutria keyserlingi. These spiders are often collectively referred to as "armed spiders" because of their ...

This has happened on several occasions with specimens of the much more dangerous genus Phoneutria, which includes the famous Brazilian wandering spiders that have, on rare occasions, appeared in ...

Meet the Brazilian wandering spiders in the genus Phoneutria, also referred to as the armed spiders or the banana spiders. The members of this group have one of the most dangerous bites of any ...

Phoneutria, which means “murderess” in the Greek language, hide in the daytime and come out at night to hunt and carry potent, potentially lethal venom, according to Live Science. A study in ...

When a human gets bit by the venomous Brazilian banana spider (Phoneutria nigriventer), their initial symptoms — rash, sweating, nausea — may sound normal for a spider bite. But what may ...

Scientists have found that deadly spider venom in in smaller amounts could help treat erectile dysfunction (Picture: Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton) Venom from the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria ...

A Brazilian pharmaceutical company is developing a topical treatment for erectile dysfunction derived from the venom of Phoneutria nigriventer, aka the Brazilian wandering spider. The treatment ...

Venom from the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer), also known as the banana spider, is the perfect candidate for a Viagra-like drug, as it is known to cause painful and long ...