MOST spiders are totally harmless – but a select few can give you serious trouble if they bite. Complications from some of Earth’s deadliest eight-legged biters include painful erections, ...

These spiders are rarely seen in the U.S., though some people speculate that they sometimes arrive in banana shipments. In ...

Harry Bolton, who died of sepsis in 2022 after a suspected spider bite left a gaping wound in his back Credit: Just Giving The noble false widow was first imported to the UK in a banana shipment ...

Thankfully anti-venoms are available to treat bites, reducing the risk of death. And here's a fun fact: they're also known as the "banana spider" because some people believe they've been found ...