crack adder?

[Bobj]

Just had a squiz at the 10 most venomous spiders and No.1 is

 

1. Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria)
Brazilian wandering spider

Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria sp.) Photo: Geoff Gallice / License

When a spider’s scientific name is derived from the Greek for murderess (Phoneutria) you can guess it’s going to be trouble and this is certainly the case for the wandering spiders. According to Guinness World Records the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria fera) is officially the world’s most venomous spider. It is capable of injecting a powerful neurotoxin which is nearly 20 times more deadly that that of the Black Widow spider if it gets into the blood stream. That is as potent as the venom of many deadly snake species and the effects are similar. The symptoms of envenomation include a loss of muscle control leading to breathing problems which can result in complete respiratory paralysis and eventually asphyxiation.
But there are two other major side effects to the wandering spider’s bite; firstly there is intense pain and secondly, if you happen to be male there is the four hour hard on. Yes, you did read that correctly – the bite of the Brazilian wandering spider can cause an erection that lasts for several hours, unfortunately it is also painful.

In addition to the this deadly venom the behaviour of the wandering spider make it particularly dangerous to humans. As its name suggests the spiders are not confined to a web in a dark corner. In fact they like to turn up in all manner of hiding places; boots, piles of clothes, log piles, cars and bunches of bananas. Also known as ‘banana spiders’ wandering spiders have been known to hitch a ride across the globe in boxes of bananas. In one case a man in the UK was bitten after buying bananas in his local supermarket.

There is little doubt that these are dangerous spiders. Their aggressive nature and close contact with humans have resulted in a number of deaths over the years. In one tragic case a single spider was responsible for the deaths of two children in São Paulo. Fortunately an effective antivenom has been developed and there have been relatively few fatalities since.

 

Thought you might be interested, chesters1.

[chesters1]

The had better not wander about here ! Probably freeze to death its -1 at the moment .

Unfortunately the mrs is a bit gullible so pretending to spot spiders in bananas is a regular topic .if i buy them bagged she makes me open them in the garden unfortunately she reads newspapers whereas i look at them.

Unfortunately the high lighted bit unfortunately wouldnt be noticed anymore especially by the wife lol

Unfortunately some hours later i unfortunately spotted i used an abundance of unfortunately which is a bit unfortunate

Edited April 27, 2017 by chesters1

[Phone]

All,

 

The only way to kill a "crack adder" is to introduce Honey Badgers.

 

Phone

[chesters1]

All,

 

The only way to kill a "crack adder" is to introduce Honey Badgers.

 

Phone

It would be amusing if the police had trained ones ,sending one of them into a crack den would cause some amusement