" Somebody did a study in Eastern Brazil back in 2000 that looked at 422 Brazilian wandering spider bites. The only people to die from the bites were two small children," Vetter said.

Still, there is a type of Brazilian wandering spider, called Phoneutria fera, that is widely considered to be the most dangerous spider on Earth. The species lives in the middle of the Amazon ...

The Brazilian wandering spider is part of a group of large, hairy spiders that can grow up to 7 inches (18 cm) across, including their legs. These spiders are typically brown or gray, with dark bands ...

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).

Bromeliad spiders. Like the Brazilian wandering spider, bromeliad spiders mainly live in Central and South America. They’ve also been found in the Caribbean in Haiti and Jamaica.

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 ...

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.

A U.K. woman says she found a Brazilian wandering spider in her groceries. — -- A British woman got a little more than she paid for when she found the world's most venomous spider hitching a ...