50-Foot Spider Attacks Liverpool

The biggest spider on Earth was spotted clinging to a Liverpool skyscraper this week. See it in action here.

In related British arachnid news, a supermarket clerk recently discovered a deadly South American spider hiding in a shipment of bananas. Warning to banana lovers: Spider attacks are more common than you'd think!

Here's a gallery of spiders discovered in British banana shipments in the past four years:

Below: A Brazilian Wandering Spider. Found July 2004 in Walsall, April 2005 in Bridgwater (where one bit a pub chef), and September 2008 in Kent. According to an expert, "the deadly arachnid has the largest venom glands of any spider and a very toxic poison." The Guinness Book of World Records has named it the deadliest spider in the world.




Below: A Giant Crab Spider. In June, 2005, a man was bitten by such a spider when he picked up an innocent-looking bunch of bananas. Though it's not venomous, the spider's bite can be quite painful!




Below: A Huntsman Spider. Found April, 2004 in Newcastle-Under-Lyme. Not poisonous but really, really scary-looking.




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