Swarm of deadly spiders send family running
Yahoo! March 11, 2014, 9:24 am
A family in the UK were sent running for their lives when a swarm of potentially deadly spiders hatched from a bunch of bananas.
Jamie and Crystal Roberts were shocked when the suspected Brazilian Wandering Spiders – the world's deadliest – appeared in their Staffordshire home.
After buying the fruit from his local green grocer, Jamie noticed white patches covering the bunches and assumed it was harmless mould.
But upon closer inspection, he realised they were infested with a spider nest containing hundreds of the creepy crawlies.
"It was terrifying and especially for me because I have a phobia of spiders," Mr Roberts said.
"I knew something was wrong because then I noticed the white patches were all over the window sill and the curtains.
"I could see tiny legs and realised they were spiders. At that point, I wasn't too concerned because I thought they looked dead.
"I started to sweep the patches into the bin but then they all started moving.
"It was like something out of a horror film because suddenly the window sill was moving with hundreds of these spiders.
Mr Roberts discovered the white patches were in fact spider nests. PHOTO: SWNS
After contacting the shop where they were bought, Mr Roberts was told to call pest control and leave the house.
Workers spent three days fumigating their home and making it safe for them to return.
Native to South America, the Brazilian Wandering Spider is listed as the most toxic spider on earth and its venom is said to be 30 times more powerful than that of a rattlesnake.
Humans bitten by one can suffer an irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, vomiting and eventual death.
As effective anti-venom is available, few fatalities occur.
