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Tesco shopper finds deadly spider in bananas whose bite could give a man a four hour erection

The spider's bite can give a man a four hour erection

Horror: Maria believes the creepy crawly she found was the deadly Brazilian Wandering Spider

A mum had the fright of her life when she discovered a rare and deadly spider hiding in a bunch of supermarket bananas – whose venom can give a man a four hour erection.

Maria Layton, 43, opened the bag of fruit she bought from Tesco to find they were infested with eggs which she believes are from the Brazilian Wandering Spider – the most deadly in the world.

She searched Google and found out the species is deadly and its venom can kill a human in just two hours, but can also give male victims a painful four-hour erection.

As soon as Maria spotted the cocoon the spiders started to hatch so she quickly put them in a sealed container in the freezer and called Tesco customer services.

The spider’s venom is currently being studied for use in erectile dysfunction treatments.

SWNS The banana complete with erection giving spiders found by shopper Maria Layton

Hatching: The bananas carried eggs from the deadly spider ready to hatch

Mother-of-two Maria went to open the bag for her eldest daughter Siri, six, but noticed there was something strange on the side of one of the bananas, which had been imported from Costa Rica.

The full-time mum said: “My husband bought the bananas from Tesco, they had been in the house a whole day before I ripped the bag open.

“Siri asked for a banana. The first banana had a funny bit on it, so I got another one for her and that was when I found the massive spider cocoon.

“There was a spider web on the other bananas too.

“I recognised it because I remembered seeing a news story about them, so when I saw the cocoon it rang a bell and I thought I should check it so I Google’d it.

“I went through the images and there was an image which looked very similar to mine.

“I was so scared – I don’t like spiders at the best of times, but have read about the Brazilian Wandering Spiders – and was very frightened about the potential threat.

“The spider cocoon started to unfurl so I put it in a sealed box and put it in the freezer as I read that that is supposed to kill them.”

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Rare: The venomous wandering spider which Maria Layton identified from Google

“I’m glad it was me rather than Siri that opened the bananas, I think the spiders are more likely to bite small children rather than older people,” she added.

The Brazilian Wandering Spider are mainly active during the night, and walk across the jungle floor.

But during the day they hide inside banana plants hence the nickname ‘banana spider’.

Maria Layton lives in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, and her husband bought the bananas from a branch of Tesco in Pontardawe in South Wales.

Shocked by her discovery, and the threat to her and her children – Siri, six, and Phoebe, three, Maria contacted Tesco customer services.

Tesco said that Maria should bring the bananas, deadly spiders and all, back to the store so that the bar code could be scanned and her money refunded.

Maria said: “Tesco were a bit useless, I was really concerned about the possibility of this dangerous spider and spider eggs in my house and really wanted some helpful advice on how to act.

“I wasn’t sure if other spiders or eggs had escaped when I ripped the bag open.

“I posted the picture on Tesco Facebook page and they told me to send the wrapper in so they could get the bar-code to refund me.”

SWNS The banana complete with erection giving spiders found by shopper Maria Layton

Refund: Tesco told shopper Maria Layton to take the fruit back to the store

“I was shocked, they failed to see the potential threat to me and my family and thought I was only interested in having a pound or so back,” the mum added.

“I called Food Standards but they said it wasn’t anything to do with them, I called Trading Standards but they were shut.

“I spent an hour-and-a-half ringing round trying to get some help – while I had this potentially killer spider in the house.”

A spokesperson for Tesco said: “We’ve apologised to Mrs Layton and offered a gesture of goodwill.

“We’ve asked her to return the product to our store so we can conduct a full investigation.”

Sourced from mirror.com

 

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Here Are 15 Ways Grocery Stores Are Totally & Completely Manipulating You

 “Grocery Store Confessions” sounds like the title to an amazing reality TV show. It’s incredible how we all spend an enormous chunk of time throughout the year at the market and we’re not entirely sure why. Somehow, we always turn a quick trip to buy milk into a $120 run. How do they get us to do that?

These “confessions” will teach you 15 incredible ways grocery stores manipulate you into spending way more money than you thought possible. Seriously, learning #8 alone will blow your mind.

1. Big margin product pairings

Grabbing some chips? Sounds good. But why not get some salsa with it, too?

2. Shelf space is at a premium.

Retailers pay big bucks to have food placed at eye level. Also, they “conveniently” put food for kids on the low shelf for wandering little hands.

3. Manipulating the layout.

Staples like milk and bread are placed in random spots, forcing you to look at a ton of other products before you finally get that gallon of 2%.

4. Reward programs track your spending.

You’ll “conveniently” get coupons for just one more needed item.

5. Deceptive deals get people ALL THE TIME.

Termed “price anchoring,” just because something’s half off doesn’t mean they ever intended to sell it at full price. Don’t forget, “Buy One, Get One Half Off” sale is actually only 25 percent off each.

6. Want to hear that song again?

Slow music is played to in order for you to want to stroll through the store, take your time, and spend more money.

7. Fresh baked sales…err…smells.

At the very least, you’ll now want to buy a baked good. Even worse, you’ll find that you suddenly have an appetite and buy more groceries.

8. Veggie showers make them rot faster.

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The added weight also increases the per pound cost at the register.

9. Oversized shopping carts FTW.

As a test, researches doubled the size of grocery carts. The result? Consumers purchased 19% more items.

10. Checkout lanes.

Waiting in that long line deserves a reward, right? The grocers certainly think so.

11. Pre-cut fruits and veggies have insane markups.

For example, a six-ounce bag of shredded carrots costs about five times more than a similar amount of whole carrots.

12. Creative displays and endcaps on full-priced food.

These are rarely on sale, but we’re pretty sure you’ll just have to buy those chips now.

13. Free samples aren’t so free.

These often create an obligation in taste testers to buy something since it was free. Or at the very least, you’ll check out the displayed items near the food you would have otherwise missed.

14. Buying in bulk.

Look at the labeling. Chances are the individual items like pepper are cheaper at Sam’s Club than the 3-packs also sold there.

15. Narrowed aisles.

Stores make their aisles narrow to force you to go down the whole thing. No U-Turns here!

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