THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM
Spider venom better than Viagra?
(Thanks to Bob Brogan)
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'The venom of the wandering spider -- also known as the banana spider- causes erections in men.'
*snork*...'is that a banana in your pocket...?'
Posted by: sandy | February 22, 2011 at 03:48 PM
Key quote: "These molecules are called toxins." Give that physiologist a Ph.D!
Posted by: Just Some Guy | February 22, 2011 at 04:01 PM
Octo-Dad?
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 22, 2011 at 04:22 PM
It also explains why there are so many black widows - "If he touches me again, I'm gonna kill him!"
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 22, 2011 at 04:24 PM
I think seeing a spider with a 5" leg span might quell any excitement that might otherwise take hold.
Discuss.
Posted by: Cheesewiz | February 22, 2011 at 04:26 PM
I asked hubby to pull down his pants and let my banana spider bite him.
He respectfully declined.
And ran out the door.
Screaming.
Loudly.
Posted by: Punkin | February 22, 2011 at 04:29 PM
I don't see what could go wrong.
Him: *Placing spider on groinage area* "Oh honey, I got something for you..."
Her: *Grabbing shoe* WHACK!
Posted by: Siouxie | February 22, 2011 at 04:31 PM
Yeah, Siouxie, I could see how some swelling might occur.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 22, 2011 at 04:36 PM
This was featured on 1000 Ways to Die. (Bad youtube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGgAJpw_3oo )
Posted by: LM | February 22, 2011 at 04:43 PM
Remember if the spider bites you for longer than 4 hours you should call a doctor.
Posted by: nursecindy | February 22, 2011 at 04:48 PM
In addition to the hours-long painful erection, the wandering spider’s bite can cause loss of muscle control, severe pain, difficulty breathing and, if not treated, death, due to oxygen deprivation (with anti-venom, the victim usually recovers within a week.)
But other than that...OK?
It reminds me of those "ask your doctor" ads: if you're depressed you're supposed to ask your doctor for Cymb@lt@ but one of the side effects (ISIANMTU) is ... suicidal thoughts!
I mean, WTFBBQ?!
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | February 22, 2011 at 04:57 PM
I can see the next add: A woman looks coyly at a guy...Narrator: you never know when that special moment will come.....woman takes spider and sticks it on his face.....SCREAM....woman mounts man then eats him......
Posted by: LeDud | February 22, 2011 at 04:59 PM
At the bottom of the linked page, it says, "Hide Tools"!
Posted by: jon | February 22, 2011 at 05:10 PM
Bite of the Spider Woman. Then two bathtubs.
Posted by: Loudmouth | February 22, 2011 at 05:19 PM
OK, for those who missed it last time, the Wandering Spider, aka "banana spider" is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from the Golden Web spider, Nephila clavipes, which builds those huge webs in Florida. It is also known by the locals as a "banana spider" because its body looks like a ripe banana. The Nephila is non-aggressive and its venom is not effective against humans even in those rare occasions when it does bite.
To answer another question, in the 50,000 or so spiders I have handled, accidents have happened. I know of four bites I have gotten that I could see. The spider's fangs were too small for me to feel the bites.
In none of those cases did I get excited in any way.
I like and respect spiders. I do not encourage experiments by those who are not comfortable with them. You'll both be unhappy.
Posted by: Steve | February 22, 2011 at 05:50 PM
*swallows fly*
Posted by: bonmot | February 22, 2011 at 05:56 PM
So ... (!) ... if I allow one of these spiders to bite me (one might guess that it would be most effective if the bite wuz in a "very important place" ... IYKWIM), I could have a "permanent" re-instatement of prior but no-longer-available bodily "functions" ... until I die ...
I think I'll merely skip the intro and the side-effects ... go straight to "death" ...
(BTW, bonmot ... a spider doesn't usually -- or always, ennyway -- actually consume the entire corpus of one of its victims who happen to be a fly ... the way I seem to recall the process is that the spider merely "sucks out the juices" of the subject @ hand ... IYKWIM, AITYD ... *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* ... )
Posted by: O the U(manity) | February 22, 2011 at 06:07 PM
*swallows Spanish Fly*
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 22, 2011 at 06:10 PM
Cindy, have you ever had to treat someone for this? It did say the spiders travel...
Posted by: Elon | February 22, 2011 at 06:30 PM
Elon -- exhibiting symptoms of pry-apism.
Posted by: bonmot | February 22, 2011 at 06:33 PM
Not true. I was actually more wondering about the look on the guy's face when someone told him the pain would subside in a week or two.
Posted by: Elon | February 22, 2011 at 06:42 PM
Annie! Get that thing away from me!
Posted by: pogo | February 22, 2011 at 06:45 PM
The bite in the groin area is not the worst part, it is applying the tourniquet.
Posted by: MartiniShark | February 22, 2011 at 07:07 PM
Cialis.
See spider.
See Ellis run.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 22, 2011 at 07:37 PM
Elon, I never treated anyone for this. I did have a guy come in once with a snake bite close to his thingie. He was so nice. He even brought the snake with him in a paper bag. The snake was still alive. The doctor and I almost killed each other trying to run out the door.
Posted by: nursecindy | February 22, 2011 at 08:17 PM
HAR! @ Annie!
Posted by: O the U(manity) | February 22, 2011 at 08:18 PM
Oh, Peter!!
Posted by: Mary Jane Watson | February 23, 2011 at 07:56 AM