Banana Spider
Banana Spider
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This spider (Vickie’s photo) is also known as a “banana spider” not to be confused by another of the same name which is the brazilian wandering spider–it’s bite is extremely painful and toxic; though the bite should receive medical treatment.
its called a golden silk spider not a very painful bite and not deadly and threaten put in a jar and throw it out but if u distroy the web it will rebuiled
its web i have been bit by one and i read about this spider alot
the picture above is a garden spider and is nothing to woory about they are nice and are not easily threatened so its okay i used to feed them at my grandfathers house
In response to Vickies question (#12) about the spider she found by her trailer, it is a garden spider sometimes called a orb spider. I live in Oklahoma and they are very common here. They are harmless and non agressive however they might bite if you grabbed it…lol But they are not considered poisonous, they actually help to rid your garden or yard of other insects!
I just got bit by a banana spider today and I was wondering if i should worry about it? Are they really dangerous? I have burning in bite area and it is really red and swelling.
I was walking into my trailer the other day and as i was walking toward the steps, I noticed a Huge Spider under the steps. I backed away immediately, called my husband to look at this big big spider. He said he didn’t know what kind it was but he didn’t like it. I went inside and got my digital camera out and took a picture of it and sent the picture to my daughter who said it looked like a banana spider.
I have attached the picture above in hopes that someone can help identify this spider which is still there under my steps! I am afraid to get too near it..lo!
Please, if you have any idea what type of spider this is, please let me know.
Thanks!
About 2 weeks ago i got a little bump behind my leg, i first thought it was a ingrown hair or mosquito bite. over a period of 24 hours it swelled up and became extremely inflamed. A black center imerged and about .5cm in diameter. I could feel how the pain was spreading over my leg. I went to a Doctor and he suggested it was a absis. How do i know what it was, was it a Banana Spider?
just wondering about some bananas i brought they seem to have a silk like stuff on them with a hard pod in the middle. there is no sign of a spider do i need to be worried !!
this site is amazing i could read on for hours.
Just wanted to make a comment, there is a difference between the common North American spider called the Golden silk spider, or Banana Spider and the Brazilian Wandering Spider, also called the Banana Spider.
The North American version is huge, with legs it can be the size of an adult’s hand. The body is bright yellow and the shape resembles a banana of sorts. It’s relatively non-harmful and non-aggressive.
The one from Brazil is very dangerous and can result in death from a bite. Although death is rare, the bite is extremely painful and will take several days to over a week to recover. The Brazilian wandering spider usually has a black or gray fuzzy head and a dark brown thorax. Their bodies are up to an inch in length and three inches with legs. They have been known to make it into the US from Brazil on shipments of bananas, hence the name.
They are extremely fast and incredibly aggressive. If you believe that you have been bit by this South American spider, I would recommend seeing medical attention immediately.
Wow. That is amazing. I have gotten bit by one of these banana spiders and never had no clue.
I have 2 beautiful female banana spiders in my backyard. Can anyone tell me what the big brown pods are that hang next to the webs? One spider has one pod, the other has two. Please reply. Thanks! Diana
I can’t send a photo, wish I could. I’ve had these bites for about three weeks and they are persistant. They itch like crazy and in the beginning were red and hard. First, I felt the itch and I knew it was a spider bite. Location, inside thigh left leg. I’ve been bitten before by the same kind of spider when I was living in North Carolina. Unfortunately I smashed that spider into a pancake and the more recent spider got away without me seeing it.
This always happens at at night and I know it is the same because it itches like crazy, swells, gets bigger and bigger and the skin around it get’s little blisters in a 2 inch radius, but I have some good news on how to calm the redness and the itching while the bite takes it’s course, apple cider vinegar! It is so good. I soak a gause bandage or cloth and put it on the bite for at least 30 mins. It doesn’t make the bite go away but it calms it down. This must be done at least twice a day for daily relief.
Make sure you keep the area clean and use an antibotic ointment while the bite does it’s own thing. So far, so good. If the leg starts rotting off I’ll let ya’ll know. Just kidding, but us spider bite folks know how this thing goes and it doesn’t go fast.
Any natural remedies out there would be greatly appreciated. I did not find out about the vinegar until several days after the bite, but it is working. Thank God!
I really like your website and I urge all your visitors to be careful of these banana spiders because it is easy to be bit by one. These spiders may look sweet to some people but they can produce much damage; trust me on this, my grandfather’s friend has 20 of these spiders and he got bit once so be careful. You would not want to go through the pain my grandfather when through!
Wow, I didn’t know all this and my step dad has been bitten before by the banana spider, very horrible things, aren’t they?
We live here in the ozarks and last week my husband and I were out in the garage cleaning. I came inside and felt something biting me in the small of my back. I yelled at my husband, “I think something’s biting me”. When I pulled my shorts open I saw twi fabric labels and just assumed that they had scratched me. Later I felt a terrible burning and my left side and all down my hip and buttocks started to swell up.
It stayed like that for over a week. The spider apparently bit me several times because I have about 8 or 9 sores in a small area. The bites are very dark red and burn like their on fire. I don’t remember having any other symptoms. I’ve been treating it with antibiotic ointment and bandages but it doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to heal.
So these things are in Brazil? Am I not correct?
Does anyone have any data on how people, who have had a serious bite such as the Banana Spider, recuperate? Any unusual physical or psychological problems. I’m particularly interested in someone, who was seriously ill secondary to bite, then, developing a difficult to treat depression, that was not previously a problem for the person.
I’ve looked @ lots of sites, but, there doesn’t seem to be any treatment, except for antitoxin and treatment of necrosis. I have a friend, who had a serious bite, who subsequently, during medical recup, developed a terrible depression. As a psychiatric nurse, I find the serotonin connection interesting. (He’ll be providing the Dr w/ this info.) Anyway, just wondering if anyone has an experience/anecdotes. Thanks.