Everyone split! A supermarket in Austria shuttered this week after a venomous Brazilian wandering spider was spotted wandering in the bananas, TMZ reported, citing fears that a bite from the deadly creature can cause long-lasting, painful erections. The Penny market in Krems an der Donau — which is about 45 minutes west of Vienna, the … Read more
Viewers were paralyzed with fear. An Arizona biologist sent shudders across social media after showcasing the scary, incapacitating effects of a spider wasp’s sting — which can immobilize its victims for months on end. “It’s like something out of a science fiction movie!” Andrew Wesley Legan, 30, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona … Read more
Spider mites — they’re just like us. Scientists at the University of Vienna have uncovered the creepy-crawlies’ sexual habits. Male spider mites will “undress” their female counterparts before copulation, according to a study published in the scientific journal iScience. This “stripping” occurs when a female spider mite reaches maturity. Owing to intense competition for mates, … Read more
This guy was really buggin’ out — and rightfully so! A wave of dreadful shock surged through a man’s body as he unpacked his suitcase following a Mexico vacation to find a nearly 5-inch-long, furry tarantula in his jeans. “I let out a yelp!” confessed James Mugridge, 31, from England, to South West News Service. “It … Read more
One man’s trip to the grocery store turned out really creepy – literally. While opening up a bunch of bananas he bought from UK grocery store Tesco, Craig Harrison, 35, noticed a giant female spider in the bag — along with her egg sac that could’ve contained up to 200 babies. “I don’t think I’ve … Read more
An Australian radio show descended into chaos during a segment about arachnophobia on Wednesday, when one of the hosts had a panic attack and passed out while touching a tarantula. In the viral clip, presenter Erin Molan, 40, can be seen breathing very fast and letting out several nervous moans as the moment of the … Read more