Tiny creatures like the Irukandji jellyfish, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Brazilian Wandering Spider, Cone Snail, Deathstalker scorpion, and Harvester Ant, despite their small size, possess extremely ...

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 ...

It is the banana spider’s doppelganger, the Brazilian Wandering Spider, that was named the most venomous animal in 2007 by the Guinness Book of World Records. To tell the two apart, take a ...

The spiders can also jump distances up to 1.3 feet (40 cm). In the Brazilian wandering spider, just as in most spider species, the female is larger than the male. Males approach females cautiously ...

Meet the Brazilian ... wandering spiders in the genus Phoneutria, also referred to as the armed spiders or the banana spiders. The members of this group have one of the most dangerous bites of any ...

It is unknown what species of spider bit Morais- but Brazil is known as the home of one of the most venomous spiders in the world: the Brazilian Wandering Spider, also known as banana spiders. The ...

but it is also called the “wandering spider” or “armed spider.” In the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, it is found in rural areas as well as urban centres. At the Ezequiel ...

Venom from the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer), also known as the banana spider, is the perfect candidate for a Viagra-like drug, as it is known to cause painful and long ...

Using the venom of the infamous Brazilian wandering spider, Phoneutria nigriventer, researchers synthesized BZ371A, a synthetic chemical poised to change the way we think about sexual health.

A bite from Phoneutria nigriventer, commonly known as the Brazilian wandering spider, can indeed result in a long-lasting and painful erection, a condition known as priapism when it lasts more ...

A supermarket in Austria has been temporarily shut down due to the discovery of a Brazilian Wandering spider, a deadly spider species. This species' venom can cause elevated pulse rate ...