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| 'Painful erection' spiders found in family's fruit | 'Painful erection' spiders found in family's fruit |
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| A family have had their home fumigated due to an infestation of "deadly spiders" they say arrived in a bunch of bananas from their local Asda. | A family have had their home fumigated due to an infestation of "deadly spiders" they say arrived in a bunch of bananas from their local Asda. |
| Ashley Gamble, from Leicester, told the Sun that dozens of the creepie-crawlies emerged from a cocoon on the fruit. | Ashley Gamble, from Leicester, told the Sun that dozens of the creepie-crawlies emerged from a cocoon on the fruit. |
| There is speculation they were Brazilian wandering spiders, a bite from which can cause an "extremely painful" erection and possible death. | There is speculation they were Brazilian wandering spiders, a bite from which can cause an "extremely painful" erection and possible death. |
| Asda said finds like this were "rare" and it was investigating further. | Asda said finds like this were "rare" and it was investigating further. |
| Mr Gamble, who moved his family out of the home for a brief period, said it was like "something out of a horror movie". | Mr Gamble, who moved his family out of the home for a brief period, said it was like "something out of a horror movie". |
| "All our bananas are washed and sprayed before they are transported to the UK and every single piece of fruit is manually checked for quality and stowaways," a spokeswoman for Asda said. | "All our bananas are washed and sprayed before they are transported to the UK and every single piece of fruit is manually checked for quality and stowaways," a spokeswoman for Asda said. |
| "We sell one billion bananas every year and the chance of finding a spider is incredibly low, but very occasionally one hangs around to give us a fright." | "We sell one billion bananas every year and the chance of finding a spider is incredibly low, but very occasionally one hangs around to give us a fright." |
| To rid the property of the spiders a pest control firm heated the house up to 60°C to neutralise them. | To rid the property of the spiders a pest control firm heated the house up to 60°C to neutralise them. |
| Paul Gale, from the company, said Brazilian wandering spiders were "potentially lethal". | Paul Gale, from the company, said Brazilian wandering spiders were "potentially lethal". |
| "They are from a humid, moist climate. The heat we're putting in is a dry heat and they are unable to live." | "They are from a humid, moist climate. The heat we're putting in is a dry heat and they are unable to live." |
| Matthew Holden, from the Nottingham Reptile Centre, said their venom could cause an "extremely painful" erection. | Matthew Holden, from the Nottingham Reptile Centre, said their venom could cause an "extremely painful" erection. |
| However, he added that the "spiders in fruit stories" could be "blown out of proportion" as they were probably more likely to be harmless and from the UK. | |
| There has been no independent confirmation of what species was found at the house. | There has been no independent confirmation of what species was found at the house. |