Mum Finds Deadly Spider Nest Inside Her Lidl Bananas

A mum got the shock of her life when she opened up her bunch of bananas she bought from Lidl - and found one of the world’s deadliest spiders inside.

The unidentified woman discovered a Brazilian wandering spider inside her bag of fruit - as well as a giant nest containing dozens of smaller arachnids emerging from an egg sac.

Now the terrified mum is having her entire house fumigated in case any of the poisonous critters escaped.

She enlisted the help of Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary boss Geoff Grewcock, who rushed over to her home to help.

Horror: The bananas contained a nest of smaller spiders (SWNS)

He believes the spider - that is thought to be the most venomous arachnid on the planet - had travelled an astonishing 5,246 miles from Colombia with the bunch of bananas.

Mr Grewcock said: “I get called out a lot for spiders, especially black widows in packets of grapes, and in a lot of cases some of them are very small so I was shocked when she pulled out this one.

"She was a bit puzzled, she opened the bananas in the bag and the spider fell out onto the floor.

"It’s all scrunched up and it’s just a bit bigger than a 50p but if it was alive and opened up I think it would be double the size.”

Mr Grewcock said that the best way to get rid of deadly spiders is to FREEZE them.

Advice: Wildlife sanctuary boss Geoff Grewcock said the spiders should be put in the freezer to kill them (SWNS)

He added: “There were some young things in there too and they were put in the freezer to kill them, they would be poisonous.

"If you have a dangerous spider in your house you want it out of there straight away.

"If you find anything like that put it straight in the freezer, you cannot have these things running around in your house, you cannot mess about, you’ve got to put that danger out of your house.

"It’s just bad luck really but when you are buying food really examine it, if it’s in a container have a really good look before you buy it.

Apology: Lidl are now investigating the matter (SWNS)

"It’s very common, last year I had seven black widows in grapes, it’s scary sometimes.”

A spokeswoman for Lidl said: “We have thorough procedures in place to ensure that the fresh fruit and vegetables available in our stores are of the highest possible quality for our customers.

"We are therefore very sorry to hear that these standards were not met on this occasion.

"The matter will be fully investigated by our quality assurance team.”

The bite from a Brazilian wandering spider can cause death within two hours of a bite - although an effective anti-venom is available and few fatalities occur.

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