 An Austrian supermarket had to be evacuated after a banana-loving spider that can cause long-lasting powerful erections with its bite was spotted. With legs reaching up to seven inches, the Brazillian wandering spider's bite is a cocktail of poisons that can also cause nausea, hypothermia and convulsions. 'The venom boosts nitric oxide, a chemical that increases blood flow,' according toLive Science, which can prompt 'long, painful erections'. This isn't usually on people's shopping lists – so the Penny shop in Krems an der Donau, 45 miles west of Vienna, has been closed since Tuesday morning after one was apparently seen. The store manager phoned the fire department after spotting a 10cm tall black-and-red spider crawling around the store's fruit section. While the species of spider wasn't immediately identified, officials believe it to be a Brazilian wandering spider, Austrian daily Österreich reported. The supermarket has been shut since while the branch is cleaned, owners said (Picture: Manfred Wimmer/Krems Volunteer Fire Department) When fire services arrived, the arachnid had all but vanished. 'The branch manager of the supermarket discovered the spider shortly before 7.30am while preparing the fresh goods – specifically when he opened a banana box,' the local fire brigade, Freiwillige Feuerwehr Krems, said. Four fire officers sealed every box of bananas at the store, while police alerted the Red Cross as a precaution. 'Fortunately, we are prepared for almost all eventualities,' commander of the Krems fire brigade, Gerhard Urschler, said. A spokesman for the Rewe retail group that owns the store told Österreich on Wednesday: 'A specialist is currently clarifying which species of spider it is.' Rewe told the Austrian news agency APA the following day that 'comprehensive cleaning and disinfection measures' are now underway to prepa){kind=link}
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An Austrian supermarket had to be evacuated after a banana-loving spider that can cause long-lasting powerful erections with its bite was spotted.
With legs reaching up to seven inches, the Brazillian wandering spider’s bite is a cocktail of poisons that can also cause nausea, hypothermia and convulsions.
‘The venom boosts nitric oxide, a chemical that increases blood flow,’ according toLive Science, which can prompt ‘long, painful erections’.
This isn’t usually on people’s shopping lists – so the Penny shop in Krems an der Donau, 45 miles west of Vienna, has been closed since Tuesday morning after one was apparently seen.