# Why are bananas so cheap?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 13, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bananas-so-cheap/528801 "2010-02-13T01:44:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bananas-so-cheap/528801/101 "2017-05-20T17:26:20Z")

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> [@arachnologus](#):
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> Caveat lector (for those not classically educated, that’s Latin for let the reader beware). In particular, beware of clueless idiots who’ll call anything “deadly” just to sell newspapers. See [my article here](http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/myths/downunder.html) for the true story of Brazilan wandering spiders. Plus, Brazil exports very few bananas and of those few, none go to west coast ports. Even on the east coast, it’s probably rare to find Brazilian bananas. So relax, the world is full of dangers beside which spiders pale to insignificance!

That’s all very well and good, but it’s not the venom that people are worried about… it’s waking up with a 12 inch spider on your face that gets people (exaggerating possibly).

Besides, those Brazilian Wandering Spiders are equally fascinating and terrifying. They’re just so damn aggressive and that pose… it’s like they actually want to fight you.

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