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7 Most Dangerous Spiders in the World

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Brazilian wandering spider

This spider is also known as an armed or banana spider, and here comes the best part: Do you know why they’re called banana? Because they can be found within shipments of bananas, so good luck next time you’re craving some banana bread!

Given that they’re probably on top of the list as the most venomous spiders on Earth, they are also known as Phoneutria, which is “murderess” in Greek. This spider is super aggressive, and it would rather hunt the prey than sit quietly in a corner and wait for food to come.

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18 Responses

  1. They left off probably the two most dangerous spiders there are: The Brazilian Wandering Spider (or Banana Spider) and the Funnel Web Spider from Australia. Both can cause death to humans.

  2. Yes, OMG, I am sooooo afraid of sppiders and every night before I go to bed, I check out the ceiling, and every other place in my room that I might think one of those icky things may be hiding!!! I hate them more than anything else, or should I say that I am afraid of spiders more than anything else !

    1. Make sure you plug in a ultrasonic sensor with a blue light. Spiders HATE blue lights. They ABSOLUTELY HATE THEM, and will stay away at the sight of them.

  3. Echoing Marc’s comment, I don’t think there’s a deadlier spider on earth than Australia’s Sydney funnelweb spider. If it is fully loaded with venom when it strikes, it can kill a healthy young adult human within 20 minutes, and there is no antivenin. This one is very aggressive and deadlier than the Brazilian wanderer.

  4. Both the Brazilian wondering banana spider and the funnel spider were mentioned and given their due respect

  5. I have always been under the impression that the male Sydney funnel web was the second most dangerous spider in the world next to the Brazilian wandering spider. Why didn’t the funnel web even make the list?

  6. Even the Wolf Spider can trigger Anaphylaxis, which can be deadly for some. It isn’t necessarily the venom or poison, but the individual’s reaction to the toxin.

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