World's deadliest spider found in Oklahoma grocery store

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**Frazzled**

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509876,00.html

World's Deadliest Spider Found in Whole Foods Produce
Friday, March 20, 2009

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File: A Whole Foods store in Omaha, Neb.
TULSA, Okla. — One of the most deadly spiders in the world has been found in the produce section of a Tulsa grocery store. An employee of Whole Foods Market found the Brazilian Wandering Spider Sunday in bananas from Honduras and managed to catch it in a container.

The spider was given to University of Tulsa Animal Facilities director Terry Childs who said this type of spider kills more people than any other.

Childs said a bite will kill a person in about 25 minutes and while there is an antidote he doesn't know of any in the Tulsa area.

Spiders often are found in imported produce, and a manager at Whole Foods says the store regularly checks its goods and that's how the spider was found.

Oddly, the Brazilian spider delivers more than a painful bite that sends most victims to the hospital. Researchers have found its venom also stimulates an hours-long erection in men.

Patients not only experience overall pain and an increase in blood pressure, they also sport an uncomfortable erection.

In Brazil, emergency room staff can immediately spot the victims of a bite.

"The erection is a side effect that everybody who gets stung by this spider will experience along with the pain and discomfort," said study team member Romulo Leite of the Medical College of Georgia, presumably speaking only about male bite victims. "We're hoping eventually this will end up in the development of real drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction."

**Hordini**

I wonder if the employee knew what it was while he was catching it. Not having any idea what it was, I probably would have just killed it.

**Frazzled**

If it was me and someone said "world's deadliest spider" I think the most appropriate thing to do would have been to run screaming like a girl, randomly firing behind me in case the spider was following.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkxdE4OEYEQ&feature=related

**JD21290**

No offence intended here, but if its the world deadliest spider, then leave it the feth alone, you dont try catching them

i think i would even avoid the old can of lynx + lighter trick on it.

**Hordini**

Unless it's some magical spider that can bite through shoes, you could always just step on it.

**Orlanth**

One boffin says 'its one of the most poinsonous spiders, it can kill in 25 minutes'.

Another boffin says' you are in error, it is a harmless spider.

So American press says 'worlds' most dangerous spider'.

Why oh why is it always "world's most" for any other category than "worlds most melodramatic".

**Frazzled**

If its the Brazilian banana spider I think it is at least in the top 3 deadliest spider category and quite aggressive. Similar to that Aussie spider MoFo.

Yikes ahhh ahhh ahhh PANIC! AHHH

**Hordini**

Deadly or not, luckily most spiders are easily defeated by a common close-toed shoe.

As to the media, Orlanth: Welcome to the business.

**JD21290**

Another boffin says' you are in error, it is a harmless spider.

said boffin should be held down and the spider allowed to bite him so he can prove his point.
if he is right, then hes fine.
if hes wrong, gak happens.

allthough i must agree, all people in the media are complete donkey-caves.

hordini, and if this spider can jump?

you now have a poisonous spider running up your leg lol

**Deff Dread red Edition**

RuuuuuunnnnsSsssssssssssssss!AAAWWWWWW!!!!I think I just found one in my cereal,aaah my eyes!!!!

and now after meanting my randomness qouta.

Wait what it gives men,well lets say strange side affect,LOL.

**Lordhat**

Hordini wrote:Deadly or not, luckily most spiders are easily defeated by a common close-toed shoe.

As to the media, Orlanth: Welcome to the business.

I prefer the Aquanet Flamer technique, myself. MUCH safer when properly applied, and any excuse to deny a cover save in RL is good for me!

**Frazzled**

I saw a grackle swoop down and take out a tarantula once. Sweet...

**lambadomy**

they should have never released this spider from gitmo onto US soil.

**focusedfire**

It all just harmless fun...........until you are alone..........Then while this thread is still lingering in your sub-conscious.......you'll feel something crawling on you and you WILL spa out.

(Evil laughter echoing into the distance........then from very far away..what th..uuunnhhuu D****T I hate spiders)

**malfred**

Hordini wrote:Deadly or not, luckily most spiders are easily defeated by a common close-toed shoe.

As to the media, Orlanth: Welcome to the business.

Spider-cat-meme:

I'm in ur shoez, envenumming ur toz.

**JD21290**

why do people put "****" to cover up words?

or even worse, the fancy "@" symbol.

just say the bloody words!
aslong as its not used in an offensive context then its fine.

**Platuan4th**

JD21290 wrote:why do people put "****" to cover up words?
or even worse, the fancy "@" symbol.

just say the bloody words!
aslong as its not used in an offensive context then its fine.

Doesn't matter if it's not used in an offensive context, if it's on Legoburner's list, it gets replaced.

**JD21290**

i know that plat, but there are still some words that go through

just seems twatish seeing **** or @ everywhere

**focusedfire**

And it could be viewed as being rectally oriented to call people twatish for a personal pet peeve.

**Frazzled**

Here's a thought. We now know the bats are trying to blow up the moon as part of their campaign against the werewolves. But could it be a two pronged approach? Could they have formed an unholy alliance with the tarantula people to take out the werewolves' hidden base in Oklahoma? I mean, once you take out Oklahoma, whats to stop them from taking over the rest of the world? Only a few werewolves now stand between us and total fruitbat/tarantula people domination.

"and thats when he passed out your honor..."

**greenskin lynn**

next week......oklahoma becomes the site of the next "arachnophobia" movie. we are then forced to burn the state to the ground

**God Of Yams**

I can't believe no one's mentioned the "hours long erection" yet, as if you didn't have enough trouble getting bit by a poisonous spider, you have to go into the emergency room with an incredibly embarrassing erection.

**warpcrafter**

Frazzled wrote:Here's a thought. We now know the bats are trying to blow up the moon as part of their campaign against the werewolves. But could it be a two pronged approach? Could they have formed an unholy alliance with the tarantula people to take out the werewolves' hidden base in Oklahoma? I mean, once you take out Oklahoma, whats to stop them from taking over the rest of the world? Only a few werewolves now stand between us and total fruitbat/tarantula people domination.

"and thats when he passed out your honor..."

There's nothing in Oklahoma worth destroying.

**Alex Kolodotschko**

I've just got back from the supermarket, alive.
I did have a bit of a toxicsuperfreakout choosing bananas.
Thanks Guys!

**warpcrafter**

I came across a scorpion in some lettuce once when I worked in a restaurant. Work in the kitchen shut down until it was caught, about forty-five minutes later. The manager caught it in a small plastic container and said he was taking it home with him. Considering his constant nudge-nudge wink-wink ways he probably tried to do something sexually perverse with it. Poor scorpion.