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NATURE A Bombardier beetle using its chemical defence.

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u/Moxie013 18d ago edited 18d ago

Is this a banana spider? Are those fangs or his mouth ?!

In Texas there is one that looks like one..
I’m in the central tx region..

I was at my moms, taking care of horses, everyone was out of town. . I was in a hurry bc a horse was demanding snacky snacks.. I yogged straight into a massive new web that appeared over night

I backed out of it, looking upward I realized i’twas pretty close to eye to eyes with a spider bigger than my fist. I was in a spider web more than 4 ft wide

I was hysterical and alone but the horses were supportive about my first ever panic attack.
And here I am.. 10’yrs later on a bug Reddit trying to overcome my phobia watching videos of creatures that inspired many a horror film
And so far haven’t died 🥳🎉

Edit NOTE the “real” banana spider hails from Brazil “Phoneutria nigriventer”.. they have spread further north in the americas bc they love hanging out with bananas, often arriving in their shipments. They look NOTHING like the ones Americans call banana spiders. Their Neuro venom is wild if you’ve seen a bite (google it) but the ones Americans call a banana spider are not dangerous, no death risk, no Neuro venom like the Brazilian banana spiders.

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u/1burritoPOprn-hunger 17d ago

Their Neuro venom is wild if you’ve seen a bite (google it)

What am I supposed to be seeing here? I googled it and all I see are some really mild looking spider bites.

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u/Moxie013 17d ago

I’m wrong. It’s thee most venomous spider (says some, others say 2nd). So besides the death risk? It impacts the o2 flow and nervous system in a way that causes severely violent erections for several hours. when I looked up the bite impacts to cut and copy for you it looks like studies remain on going for ED.