A sight that will probably awaken the primal fears of many supermarket visitors. In Prerow, Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), an employee discovered a poisonous giant spider in a banana box.
This was certainly not how the employees of the supermarket branch had imagined the week would start. Around 8:30 a.m. Monday morning, one of them made the discovery: a giant crab spider appeared in a box full of bananas.
The animal was still crawling around, but the man managed to catch the poisonous giant spider and raise the alarm. The emergency services arrived on the scene shortly afterwards. Police picked up the stowaway and eventually took him to the local vet. Fortunately, no one was bitten during the event.
Almost the size of an A4 sheet
The appearance of giant crab spiders in banana boxes is relatively rare, but not entirely uncommon, especially in countries where bananas and other tropical fruits are imported. They are widespread worldwide, but reach considerable sizes, especially in the subtropics and tropics – we are talking about a body length of 10 to 15 centimeters and a leg span of up to 30 centimeters.
Bites from larger species can cause headaches and muscle pain due to the spider venom injected by the animals.
Source: Krone
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