The Penny store in the town of Krems an der Donau, Austria, has recently been in the news. Tuesday, August 8, 2023, its manager would have seen a huge black and red spider with very long legs, at the level of the stock of bananas in the fruit and vegetable department, reports The New York Post Thursday August 10, 2023. The man had a very good reflex: he immediately called the fire department, who found nothing there. Although the crates of bananas were sealed after this discovery, the arachnid was nowhere to be found, which greatly worried the emergency services. “They fear that the spider, still at large, may be a highly venomous Brazilian wandering spider”explained our colleagues from The Mirror Thursday, August 10, 2023. Measures have been taken to ensure that a customer or store employee does not come across the creature by surprise. Because if the Banana Spider has a name to make children chuckle, make no mistake: it is very dangerous. A single bite from this wandering spider from Brazil, which can be found in banana plantations or shipments in South America, pcould kill in a few hours.
The wicked beast with surprising virtues
It is therefore understandable that the Austrian authorities evacuated the supermarket after learning that a banana spider was likely to weave its webs there. Moreover, this is not the first time that a spider of this type has caused panic in Europe. In France, a tradesman in an organic store in Haute-Savoie had the fear of his life coming face to face with a huge spider after opening “a package of bananas, from the Dominican Republic”related Le Figaro Monday, January 5, 2015. Fortunately, the spider was not a dangerous species at all. It’s no wonder the banana spider is freaking out entire villages. Just one of its stings can “kill in a few hours after causing hypothermia, blurred visionconvulsions and in some cases erections”said the British daily The Mirror Thursday, August 10, 2023. But the arachnid intrigues scientists. Indeed, medical research has looked into the effects of this venom which could advance science in cases of erectile dysfunction in men.