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.

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 ...

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).

The venom of the Brazilian wandering spider causes long-lasting, painful erections, sparking its development into a drug treating erectile dysfunction. U.S. World ...

H00T4F Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria boliviensis), sits on a leaf, Costa Rica Credit: Alamy. A bite from the deadly creepy crawly can cause “long and painful erections”.

Brazilian wandering spiders. In 2007, the Guinness Book of World Records named the Brazilian wandering spider the most venomous animal. But the severity of the venom depends on which Phoneutria ...

If you're not a big fan of spiders, brace yourself, because the Brazilian wandering spider we're about to go into a lot of detail about one of the most dangerous spiders on the planet. With a venom ...

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.

Brazilian Wandering spider was voted as the 2007 most vulnerable animal by Guinness World Records. Not located in the U.S., this species of banana spider gives a painful bite but is rarely fatal.