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Banana Drama - Family forced to flee home after deadly spiders found in bananas

PictoPicto Posts: 24,270
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A family from Hednesford, Staffordshire were forced to flee their home and have it fumigated after finding hundreds of potentially deadly spiders - in a bunch of bananas.

WARNING - SPIDER ALERT

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10689098/Family-forced-to-flee-home-after-deadly-spiders-found-in-bananas.html

Pest controllers spent 24 hours fumigating their home but could not officially identify the spiders because you can only officially identify the spider when they are fully grown.

However, the family ' looked up different types of spiders online and found they looked identical to Brazilian Wandering Spiders - which are the most venomous spiders in the world.’

By the way, the man of the house, Jamie Roberts, suffers from arachnophobia.

Gives me the heebie jeebies.
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    RAINBOWGIRL22RAINBOWGIRL22 Posts: 24,459
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    Thanks Picto, now I have just spent the past 10 minutes Googling Brazilian Wondering Spiders :o

    Quite a few piccies of them in sealed packets of bananas :(:o
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    Pisces CloudPisces Cloud Posts: 30,239
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    I didn't realise they made nests inside the bananas. I think this has happened with regards to Sainsbury's too. I will have to go and google what to look out for when I go shopping next. :p
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 108
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    I dont mind spiders at all and I'm a bit blase about them so wouldn't consider they might be venomous. Id be killed in my sleep!
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    Keyser_Soze1Keyser_Soze1 Posts: 25,182
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    http://inspirich.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/112.jpg

    :D:D:D
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    AddisonianAddisonian Posts: 16,377
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    After finding these photos...

    Pic 1
    Pic 2
    Pic 3

    ...I think I'll be buying loose bananas from now on.
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    kitty86kitty86 Posts: 7,034
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    Addisonian wrote: »
    After finding these photos...

    Pic 1
    Pic 2
    Pic 3

    ...I think I'll be buying loose bananas from now on.

    Now I know I'm scared of spiders, and I know those pictures are going to give me the Heebie bajeebies and yet I'm still going to click .....
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    pugamopugamo Posts: 18,039
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    Did they literally flee or was the departure slightly more civilised than that?
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    kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    Daaaaay-O !!
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    AddisonianAddisonian Posts: 16,377
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    kippeh wrote: »
    Daaaaay-O !!
    Daaaay-aaaay-aaaaay-O!
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    jzeejzee Posts: 25,498
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    Daylight come and me wan' go home :p
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    mazzy50mazzy50 Posts: 13,304
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    kitty86 wrote: »
    Now I know I'm scared of spiders, and I know those pictures are going to give me the Heebie bajeebies and yet I'm still going to click .....

    Don't.

    I made it as far as photo two and had to stop. Usually i am ok with pics, but not this time.
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    exlordlucanexlordlucan Posts: 35,375
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    pugamo wrote: »
    Did they literally flee or was the departure slightly more civilised than that?

    I think they got wind that the UKBA was on its way.
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    Regis MagnaeRegis Magnae Posts: 6,810
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    Addisonian wrote: »
    After finding these photos...

    Pic 1
    Pic 2
    Pic 3

    ...I think I'll be buying loose bananas from now on.

    :o Lovely, now I'm going to start seeing things out of the corner of my eye.
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    AddisonianAddisonian Posts: 16,377
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    mazzy50 wrote: »
    Don't.

    I made it as far as photo two and had to stop. Usually i am ok with pics, but not this time.

    Sorry...
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    Mel94Mel94 Posts: 6,569
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    ... Please tell me they're all dead. :cry::cry:

    Edit: The spiders I mean, not the family :blush:
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    BluescopeBluescope Posts: 3,432
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    erm i known this is not really a matter to laugh over but being bitten by this spider might not be all bad

    "Aside from causing intense pain, the venom of the spider can also cause priapism in humans. Erections resulting from the bite are uncomfortable, can last for many hours and can lead to impotence. A component of the venom (Tx2-6) is being studied for use in erectile dysfunction treatments"
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 180
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    My skin is trying to crawl off my body.
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    dee123dee123 Posts: 46,273
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    :o No thank you.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,570
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    I used to work at a warehouse for a supermarket that handled fresh fruit everyday and there were posters all over the place saying that if you saw something exotic mixed in the bananas run for your life.

    A couple of weeks ago I was in Morrisons and picked some bananas up to put them in the trolley, minute or two later i felt something move between my t-shirt and jumper but ignored it...then I felt it again. So I tried to grab whatever it was and heard a crunch and my t-shirt felt a bit damp.

    I shook my clothes and probably the biggest (dead) spider i've ever seen fell out

    It still makes my skin crawl now thinking about it lol.
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    Hugh JboobsHugh Jboobs Posts: 15,316
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    Mrs Roberts, who works for HMRC, bought the pack of bananas from the OneStop store near their home.

    I have no sympathy for her at all! Bwahahahahahaha! ;-)
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    CravenHavenCravenHaven Posts: 13,953
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    I tnink they are just benefit tourists. It's always the dark and hairy types.
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    MeanMintMeanMint Posts: 454
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    The venom has a strange side effect

    http://sex.omg-facts.com/Sex+Facts/Theres-a-spider-bite-that-can-cause-4-ho/45179
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    PictoPicto Posts: 24,270
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    MeanMint wrote: »
    The venom has a strange side effect

    http://sex.omg-facts.com/Sex+Facts/Theres-a-spider-bite-that-can-cause-4-ho/45179

    This brings new meaning to people being scared stiff of spiders.
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    rufnek2k6rufnek2k6 Posts: 4,188
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    Hugh Jboobs wrote: »
    I have no sympathy for her at all! Bwahahahahahaha! ;-)

    This made me laugh more than it should. :)
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    Keyser_Soze1Keyser_Soze1 Posts: 25,182
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    They are a magnificent species and pretty large for a 'True' spider.

    However for all you arachnophobes out there try googling the recently discovered Heteropda maxima, the largest 'True' spider in the world. :D

    It featured recently in an episode of 'Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan' a few months ago on Channel 5.

    Not one you would really want to find in your bath! ;-)
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