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Spider Whose Bite Can Cause 4-Hour Erections Found in Family’s Store-Bought Bananas

| March 13, 2015 Comment

[fvplayer src=”http://wochitprod2-a.akamaihd.net/artifacts/headlines/singlePlus/71837938/71837938-1280x720_Mar_13_2015_24_46_58.mp4″ ad=”http://ad4.liverail.com/?LR_PUBLISHER_ID=100033&LR_SCHEMA=vast2-vpaid&LR_AUTOPLAY=1&LR_VIDEO_ID=vegrecipes4uid&LR_TITLE=vegrecipes4u”]Spider whose bite can cause 4-hour erections found in family’s store-bought bananas – It’s always disappointing to come home from the grocery store to discover that your fresh produce isn’t that fresh, but let’s take a second to put your suffering into perspective.

Maria Layton, a mother from South Wales in the UK, had a much worse experience than whatever bruised apples you’ve complained about. Layton became distressed when she grabbed a quick snack for her 6-year-old daughter, and noticed peculiar spots on bananas that her husband had brought home from supermarket chain Tesco.

As it turns out, the fruits were infested with a Brazilian wandering spider and spider eggs. The spider, part of the genus Phoneutriais commonly known as wandering spiders, so-called because they wander around looking for food instead of spinning a web.

The spider’s bite can cause painful erections that last approximately four hours, and can lead to impotence if it doesn’t kill you first. Scientists are currently researching the venom as a potential remedy for erectile dysfunction.

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