German Firefighters put on protective clothing to catch deadly 'Brazilian wandering' spider

German Firefighters put on protective clothing to catch deadly 'Brazilian wandering' spider

Ten firefighters were called out to help catch a  Brazilian wandering spider after it was found in a shipping container in  Germany. Also known as the banana spider, the creature was named in the  Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most venomous.

Mainly found in  tropical South America, the spider's venom will kill in minutes, causing  a lingering death from paralysis, with victims often sporting erections  caused by the toxin as they die in agony.

Customs  officials in Bremerhaven, north west Germany, found the deadly spider  during a routine customs check and immediately alerted the police, who  sealed off the area. To prevent a chance of having a fatal allergic  shock, which is also caused by the spider’s bite, the firefighters had  to wear chemical protective suits and one of them flooded the container  with carbon dioxide from a fire extinguisher.

The spider did not survive and its dead body was safely retrieved.

This post first appeared on Linda Ikeji's Blog. Read the original story here.

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