The Brazilian Wandering spider has one of the deadliest bites in the world, which can also cause hypothermia, blurred vision and convulsions. Their bites can cause extraordinary pain, increased pulse, death in some cases and for the focus of this article, penile erection that can last for hours.

In Africa and accross the world, anyone who can not last more than two minute in bed with same or opposite sex is seen as a faliure. In Africa, especially Nigeria, this is seen as a serious matter. Lasting in bed is so serious that church marriage councillors have added it to their post marriage No.1 question – ”Are you enjoying sex with your husband”. ”Is your husband satisfying you in bed?”. We’ve also seen women in court divorcing because their ‘back’ are not taken serious by the man.

In the mosque, less question, and more solution, there is always a herb around to solve that problem, and since the religion smoothly allows polygamy, ‘knacking’ properly becomes another issue after your money. So lasting long is a serious issue in Africa.

Will you last long in bed?

A recent, nationally representative study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that about 18 million men in the United States suffer from erectile dysfunction. Research has shown that about one in three men with mild to moderate forms of erectile dysfunction don’t respond to Viagra, with some of these men having success with either Levitra or Cialis. And men with severe erectile dysfunction have less success with the drugs

The bite of a Brazilian Wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) can increase a man’s penile erection for up to four hours, but can one use it to ‘deliver’; is this a new Viagra.

Definitely a new Viagra, but you will not be able to perform a single move in this erection (especially if bitten directly by this spider).

You are going to have hours-long painful erection, as well as 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.) You will suffer!

“The venom of the P. nigriventer spider is a very rich mixture of several molecules,” says Dr. Kenia Nunes, a physiologist at the Medical College of Georgia. “These molecules are called toxins, and then we have various toxins in this venom with different activity. Because of this, when a human is bitten by this spider, we can observe many different symptoms including priapism, a condition in which the penis is continually erect.”

We still do not know how it works for women yet, but that of men is very clear.

“The erection is a side effect that everybody who gets stung by this spider will experience along with the pain and discomfort,” said study team member Romulo Leite of the Medical College of Georgia. “We’re hoping eventually this will end up in the development of real drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.”

More on the Brazilian Wandering Spider

Brazilian wandering spiders, also called armed spiders or banana spiders, belong to the genus Phoneutria, which means “murderess” in Greek. And it’s no wonder why — it’s one of the most venomous spiders on Earth. Its bite, which delivers neurotoxic venom, can be deadly to humans, especially children, although antivenom makes death unlikely.

The taxonomy of Brazilian wandering spiders, according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), is:

Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Bilateria Infrakingdom: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Ctenidae Genus: Phoneutria

Species:

• Phoneutria bahiensis
• Phoneutria boliviensis
• Phoneutria eickstedtae
• Phoneutria fera
  Phoneutria keyserlingi
• Phoneutria nigriventer
• Phoneutria pertyi
• Phoneutria reidyi
• Phoneutria depilata, according to a 2021 study published in the journal ZooKeys, which found that
• Phoneutria boliviensis actually included two separate species from different habitats.

There are nine species of Brazilian wandering spider, all of which are nocturnal and can be found in Brazil. Some of the species also can be found throughout Central and South America, from Costa Rica to Argentina, according to a 2008 article in the journal American Entomologist. Study author Richard S. Vetter, a research associate in the department of entomology at the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, wrote that specimens of these powerful arachnids have been mistakenly exported to North America and Europe in banana shipments. However, Vetter noted, in many cases of cargo infestation, the spider in question is a harmless banana spider (genus Cupiennius) that is misidentified as a Phoneutria. The two types of spiders look similar.

Guinness World Records has previously named the Brazilian wandering spider the world’s most venomous spider multiple times (though the current record-holder is the Sydney funnel-web spider, Atrax robustus, according to Guinness). But, as the late Jo-Anne Sewlal, an arachnologist at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, pointed out, “Classifying an animal as deadly is controversial,” as the amount of damage depends on the amount of venom injected.

Brazilian wandering spiders are large, with bodies reaching up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) and a leg span of up to 7 inches (18 cm), according to the Natural History Museum in Karlsruhe, Germany. The species vary in color, though all are hairy and mostly brown and gray, although some species have lightly colored spots on their abdomen. Many species have bands of black and yellow or white on the underside of the two front legs, according to the University of Florida.

Why They Are Called Wandering Spiders

These arachnids “are called wandering spiders because they do not build webs but wander on the forest floor at night, actively hunting prey.” They kill by both ambush and direct attack.

They spend most of their day hiding under logs or in crevices, and come out to hunt at night. They eat insects, other spiders and sometimes, small amphibians, reptiles and mice.

Because of the toxicity of their bite and their alarming-looking posture, these spiders have a reputation for being aggressive. But these behaviors are actually defense mechanisms.

“When threatened, they will raise their first two pairs of legs,” o-Anne Sewlal, an arachnologist at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, said.

This dramatic and intimidating posture exposes the scarlet hair surrounding the fangs on some species. Their threatened stance serves as a warning, indicating to predators that the poisonous spider is ready to attack.

“Their bites are a means of self-defense and only done if they are provoked intentionally or by accident,” Sewlal added.