A supermarket in Austria shuttered this week after a Brazilian wandering spider was spotted, TMZ reported, citing fears that a bite from the deadly creature can cause long-lasting erections.

According to a 2007 report by Live Science, a Brazilian wandering spider's venom stimulates a painful, hours-long erection. The venom boosts nitric oxide, a chemical that increases blood flow.

What Is The Size Of A Brazilian Wandering Spider? The size of the Brazilian wandering spiders varies between species. Some can be very large with a leg span of 18 centimeters (7.1 inches).

Past studies in rats have revealed that the Brazilian wandering spider's venom works by causing nitric oxide to be released in the brain. This chemical leads to a biochemical cascade that ends in ...

While far from an exclusive — or even a remotely new — finding, the two claims in the tweet were factual. A bite from Phoneutria nigriventer, commonly known as the Brazilian wandering spider ...

Popular Brazilian singer, Darlyn Morais has sadly passed on from the bite of a spider. Morais became ill after being bitten by a spider on October 31, at his home in the northeastern city of ...

LANDER - You say camel spider, I say wind scorpion - let's call the whole thing off. It turns out camel spiders are native to the American West - we just don't call them camel spiders. And they ...