Brazilian wandering spider biography
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Phoneutria
Genus of spiders
Phoneutria is a genus of spiders in the familyCtenidae. They are mainly found in northern South America, with one species in Central America.[2] Members of the genus are commonly referred to as Brazilian wandering spiders.[3] Other English names include armed spiders (armadeiras in Brazilian Portuguese) and banana spiders (a name shared with several others).
Description
[edit]The spiders in the genus can grow to have a leg span of 13 to 18 cm (5 to 7 in). Their body length ranges from 17 to 48 mm (43⁄64 to 1+57⁄64 in).[4][5] While some other araneomorph spiders have a longer leg span, the largest Phoneutria species have the longest body and the greatest body weight in this group.[6] The genus is distinguished from other related genera such as Ctenus by the presence of dense prolateral scopulae (a dense brush of fine hairs) on the pedipalp tibiae and
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Brazilian wandering spiders: Bites & other facts
Brazilian wandering spiders are aggressive spiders that belong to the genus Phoneutria, which means "murderess" in Greek.
These critters, also known as armed spiders or banana spiders, are some of the most venomous spiders on Earth. Their large mouthparts, or chelicerae, inflict painful bites loaded with neurotoxic venom that can be deadly to humans — especially children — although in most cases immediate medical care can prevent death with antivenom, according to a 2018 study in the journal Clinical Toxinology in Australia, Europe, and Americas.
Brazilian wandering spiders are frequently listed among the deadliest spiders in the world. They were named the world's deadliest spiders multiple times by Guinness World Records, although the current record-holder is the male Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus). But "classifying an animal as deadly is controversial," Jo-Anne Sewlal, an arachnologist at
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Phoneutria, commonly known as Brazilian wandering spiders, armed spiders ("armadeiras", as they are known in Portuguese), or banana spiders (not to be confused with the relatively harmless Nephila), are a genus of defensive and venomous spiders of potential medical significance to humans. They are mainly found in tropical South America, with one species in huvud America. These spiders are members of the Ctenidae family of wandering spiders.
The Brazilian wandering spiders appear in Guinness World Records from 2010 as the world's most venomous spider. However, several venomous species of arachnid are far more likely to attack a human, and the irländsk öl book of World Records states that although the Brazilian kringirrande spider fryst vatten the most toxic, more deaths actually occur from black widow and brown recluse spider bites, due to the rarity of the kringirrande spider biting anyone.
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The genus Phoneutria (Greek for "Murderess") contains eight scientifically