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German Supermarket Evacuated, Loses All Perishable Food…Over Spider?

German Supermarket Evacuated, Loses All Perishable Food...Over Spider?

Next time you’re picking through a mound of bananas at the supermarket, think twice.

While unpacking a banana crate at large supermarket it Germany, one grocery store employee got the scare of his life when a hairy, 13 centimeter Brazilian Wandering Spider — apparently the world’s most aggressive, venomous variety — sprung out and scurried under a shelf.

The incident got even more out of hand when the store was evacuated and local police were called to the scene. According to Der Spiegel, a “spider expert” from a nearby zoo then arrived to help a team of 30 people try to lure the deadly beast from its hiding place.

If that were not enough, the spider could not be located so exterminators were sent in the following evening to treat the entire 5,000-square meter store with poison. Needless to say all perishable food was tainted and had to be discarded.

Can we say overkill?

One expert explained the Wandering Spider to Der Spiegel:

Anyone encountering it should be very careful. Amy Stewart, the author of “Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon’s Army & Other Diabolical Insects,” cites the Brazilian Wandering Spider as one of her top five worst bugs. A bite doesn’t just cause severe pain, but also leads to breathing problems, paralysis and even death.

That isn’t all. Stewart writes that the creature is fearless and so aggressive that it will stand on its hind legs, prepared to take on any challenger, however big.

While “experts believe the spider should be dead,” the “corpse” has yet to be found. And despite the copious amounts of insecticide, those involved say it “can’t be ruled out” that the spider might have escaped and is now roaming the streets of Bexbach.

Comments (49)

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  • Shellback
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 3:55pm

    Put a Hawaiin cane spider after the sissy banana spider. That would be a great cage match.

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on July 13, 2011 at 12:12pm

      The spider may be in the city…..are they going to evacuate the city and nuke the site from orbit or just get one gaint a55 circus tent and gas the entire city.

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  • Tiny2bit
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 2:46pm

    13 centimeters huh. That beats the daddy long legs in my raspberry patch.

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  • nappy
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 2:41pm

    Ha! that’s just one of thousands that ride the bananna shipments every day. Who says illegal immigration is good eh? See?

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  • scarebear83
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 2:24pm

    I believe this is what is also known as the banana spider.These suckers are very dangerous and sometimes do find themselves in banana bunches so workers who harvest them must be very careful. They also have been known to hitch rides when shipping the bananas worldwide. Did they go overboard in exterminating it? Maybe but maybe not. You gotta remember should this thing have gotten out and attacked someone that would have been a big lawsuit methinks. Better to take what precautions you can.

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  • Copper Catfish
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 2:19pm

    The “Michelle” spider – It attacks you when you reach for food! Its name is M0!

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  • victoryblaze
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 2:16pm

    Iam glad the gas worked. If it had not the next thing in the play book was a low level nuclear device.

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  • right-wing-waco
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 2:07pm

    Obama could have taxed it.

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  • Bernard
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 2:06pm

    How hideous. Never read about this spider. Hope it does not acclimate to German’s outside environment. But there is good likely that this spider will take refuge in some home or place where the temperature is controlled. Since this spider originated from Brazil there is a greater chance this monster could make itself to the US (along with the illegal immigrants), and like the illegals get sanctuary in the US
    Back in my land of origin there is a species of spider that dwells in homes. It is a large spider, roughly the size of a big man’s hand. The problem with this spider is when one tries to kill it, that spider jumps from wall to wall and to any other part. When panicked this spider, instead of running away, runs towards the attacker.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on July 12, 2011 at 4:46pm

      Geez, what fricking country to you live in? Cambodia? Laos? Australia?

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  • GLOBAL_TEA_PARTY
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:54pm

    So, can we send a few of those over to Congress to clear out the vermin there?

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  • cranberry
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:48pm

    So thousands of people might get cancer from eating tainted food or handling product with the pesticide on it Naw forget about just getting rid of perishables before spraying. I don’t spray my yard, plants, anywhere, the SPIDERS take care of the littler bugs. Go figure. There is enough cancer causing spray on our food already. How very stupid of them.

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  • termase
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:38pm

    Can they come over here and DISINFECT Congress of all the roaches?

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    • chazman
      Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:48pm

      Damn Camel Spiders in Afghanistan grow to be as big as a dinner plate and move like greased lightning. It will also come after you if you pi$$ it off! This Wandering Spider is just as ugly …

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    • BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
      Posted on July 12, 2011 at 3:17pm

      Just read up on these ugly things and they are no joke! The neurotoxin released can cause a condition called priapism, a.k.a., a permanent erection even in the absence of stimulus, if left untreated. Never heard of such a thing, but apparently the toxin is being studied (low doses mind you) for the condition of erectile dysfunction.

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    • Pastor Ray
      Posted on July 13, 2011 at 2:53pm

      Wasn’t this how Obama got elected? He snuck in with a box of FRUITS?

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  • HellPhish89
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:38pm

    he just wants a hug…

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:37pm

    I worked in the ;produce department in high school and had a tarantula crawling up my arm. Another employee killed it with a whack from a mop handle but I almost broke my arm.

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  • BDan6248
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:37pm

    If at least one person there had a concealed-carry permit, everything would have turned out better…

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  • Kess
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:29pm

    Looks like their problem solving skills have really taken a dive. So much for German engineering.

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  • hcartexas
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:18pm

    If the germans can’t exterminate it…… it’s immortal.

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  • Ethereal
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 12:53pm

    Amy Stewart, the author of “Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon’s Army & Other Diabolical Insects,” cites the Brazilian Wandering Spider as one of her top five worst bugs
    Spiders are not bugs…they are arachnids.

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    • imreddog
      Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:11pm

      If you are bit by a spider or some similar terror, you can most likely deactivate the poison with DC electricity. This has even been used on snake bites. Some people that search the desert with metal detectors, hunting for gold nuggets, carry the least powerful stun guns for just that purpose. Do a little research to find out how and what voltage and amperage.

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  • carlitamonique
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 12:31pm

    “Brazilian” is with one “L” not two

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  • deadbeatjoe
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 12:26pm

    They probably killed it. After all, the Germans are experts in exterminating things.

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  • TheDebtWeAllPay
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 12:16pm

    scary

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on July 12, 2011 at 12:35pm

      I am going to love telling this story to a guy in the produce dept. in the store where I work.

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  • meld531
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 12:06pm

    lol!!! i dont blame them. I would totally freak out!!! Spiders are scarier than progressives!!!

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  • Larissa
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 11:31am

    OMGosh! I need to go deplete the local stores of their stock of spider killing stuff! This beast could be out there now…hunting us down…did you read that? It ATTACKS! I don’t believe this was overkill. :o) but then if you knew me, you’d understand as I am deathly afraid of these creatures.

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    • muhamadhater
      Posted on July 12, 2011 at 2:55pm

      I would of called swat in drone strikes, freakin navy seals, marines, and id still need a hug…those freakin things gross me out, Id rather fight al-qaida!! lol
      Death 2 islam!!!
      God bless all NON muslim countries!!!

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  • jimay
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 11:26am

    Maybe it isn’t all bad. Ehow.com’s list of symptoms from the venom includes:
    Tx2-6, another component of Brazilian wandering spider venom, causes intense four-hour penile erections. These erections are quite painful and are caused by a different mechanism than that of Viagra, making this chemical a possible source of a new class of drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction in the human male.

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  • jb.kibs
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 11:24am

    Yikes…

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  • alaskajohn
    Posted on July 12, 2011 at 11:24am

    funny

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