Brazilian Wandering Spider, World's Deadliest Spider
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Brazilian Wandering Spider is considered the world's deadliest spider. This spider kills around five people a year. Symptoms include immediate pain, heavy perspiration and drooling. They often hides in bunches of bananas.
LinkThe Brazilian wandering spiders (Phoneutria spp.), Armed spiders ("aranhas armadeiras", as they are known in Portuguese) or banana spiders (not to be confused with the relatively harmless species of the genus Nephila) are a genus of aggressive and highly venomous spiders found in tropical South and Central America. These spiders are members of the Ctenidae family of wandering spiders. The Brazilian wandering spiders appear in the Guinness Book of World Records 2007 for the most venomous animal.
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