These web weavers have been found in shipping containers full of tropical yellow fruit, thus earning the moniker “banana spiders.” However these spiders come in all shapes and sizes, some being ...

For men, the venom of a South American spider may be the key to more fruitful sex life. Scientists in Brazil have been testing an alternative treatment for erectile dysfunction that uses venom from ...

A new treatment for erectile dysfunction just passed its first phase of human testing in Brazil. The treatment comes from the venom of the Brazilian banana spider. The treatment is a gel, not a pill, ...

Do you buy bananas to eat with your breakfast or add to your favorite smoothie? There is one banana you may not want to find in your home. The banana spider. A frequent and often uncomfortable sight ...

Sheila Terry and her husband keep a Brazilian wandering spider in a baby-food jar filled with alcohol on top of their refrigerator, out of sight. The bunch of bananas the spider rode into their home ...

Many love the taste and smell of the banana, but there is one critter found around South Carolina donning the colorful fruit’s name that you might want to avoid. The banana spider. This arachnid is a ...

Many love the taste and smell of the banana, but there is one critter found around South Carolina donning the colorful fruit’s name that you might want to avoid. The banana spider. This arachnid is a ...

November 6, 2013 (LONDON) Consi Taylor was about to eat one of the bananas when she saw white spots on the banana's peal. She thought it was mold until she looked closer, and saw tiny spiders scamper ...