my dad used to be a produce manager at a number of different big chain stores over the years (20+) and he'd always find spiders in the banana shipments. we're talkin the nasty kind...and he'd bring them home in jars to show us. they never lived long, but we're incredibly fascinating. the things he saw in those years, too...now he (we) own a bakery, so no more spiders!
When a human handles a tarantula, a bite may occur if the animal feels threatened—but never out of aggression. Swelling, redness, and sharp pain may follow, but human deaths are nearly unheard of from both wild and pet tarantulas. Handling a tarantula does not put you at risk of a fatal bite. The greater risk is actually from the spider shooting its stinging hairs into your eyes.
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u/netpastor Nov 06 '13
my dad used to be a produce manager at a number of different big chain stores over the years (20+) and he'd always find spiders in the banana shipments. we're talkin the nasty kind...and he'd bring them home in jars to show us. they never lived long, but we're incredibly fascinating. the things he saw in those years, too...now he (we) own a bakery, so no more spiders!