Where they live
Brazilian wandering spiders come from Brazil but they get shipped around the world in bunches of bananas.
Size and life
Brazilian wandering spiders weigh 28 grams, are 2 inches long and live for 1 to 2 years.
Prey and scientific name
They eat insects, other spiders and sometimes, small amphibians and reptiles. Their scientific name is Phoneutria. Phoneutria means murderess in Greek
Names
Other names are armed spider, banana spider, Brazilian wandering banana spider, and wandering spider.
Facts about Brazilian wandering spiders
- Brazilian wandering spiders kill the most humans out of all the spiders on Earth.
- The bite of a Brazilian wandering spider is very painful. Some of the symptoms are heavy sweating and drooling. The skin around the bite usually results in swelling and the skin turns red and gets hot.
