This is one of those good news/bad news stories. The venom from the Banana Spider, also know as the Wandering Spider, will cause a four hour erection. That's the good news. The bad news is that the condition,called
priapism, is actually a painful condition where erections last four hours or more and require medical attention. More bad news: It can also cause loss of muscle control, severe pain, difficulty breathing and death due to oxygen deprivation.
A little more good news, though: Scientists in Brazil have managed to isolate the toxin in the venom that causes priapism and believe it may lead to a new drug for ER (erectile dysfunction for those of you that don't watch TV).
For the moment I would avoid that trip to the banana plantation you might be planning.
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3 comments:
HI,
That is great news..Thanks for sharing... Really very interesting ..
can i buy one of these spiders from the local pet store, or is it something i would have to find on the black market?
I have been breeding these spiders for a while now, i have a few thousand in the basement in aquariums at my house. How could we get in touch with each other without giving away any locations or details?
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