Hooray! Another creepy spider thread!
There is a spider here in Brazil we call the Banana Spider, not to be confused with the yellow silk spider (which looks like a banana thus it too is called the banana spider) AKA the Brazilian wondering spider.
It is nasty.
…more info According to a special I saw on nova, this has a strong neuro toxin that renders its victim paralyzed, heart stops, victim dies. If you get a good bite from one of these lil cuties the word is you have about 15 minutes to say your prayers. Could have been one of these if he were in the jungle.
These things are like tarantulas, they don’t make a real web but hang out in the spaces between bananas on the tree, or in other holes like you might find in the side of a tree or on the ground. I killed one that was in a pipe that was part of a swing set. Sweet dreams. 