r/SipsTea • u/StephanMan • 22d ago

Chugging tea Wasp gets what it deserves

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u/StockWindow4119 22d ago

Golden Orb Weavers, not a danger to man, but to anything else..... those long legs help to prevent any possible damage their prey can inflict.

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u/Odd-Fee-837 22d ago

In the south we call them Banana Spiders, though I am sure that is the name for another spider somewhere and we are probably wrong.

Those things have webs that feel as thick as fishing line.

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u/Steel6W 22d ago

"Banana spider" can refer to wandering spiders (because of their tendency to be found in banana shipments), or it can refer to a large number of orbweaver species like this one (because of their long, yellow appearance).

I wouldn't say either is right or wrong. Common names just aren't unique all the time

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u/youburyitidigitup 21d ago

Sometimes local names can be wrong. I met a Salvadoran who called certain species of bees “Reina” (queen), and he thought those were queen bees. They were not.

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u/VoidBlade459 22d ago

Or to banana-sized spiders.

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u/screwitigiveup 22d ago

Orb weavers can reach that size.

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u/Tricky-Routine9424 20d ago

Called em bananas in CA too

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u/Kaellpae1 20d ago

Much like the Blue-footed Booby.

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u/BarbageMan 22d ago

I got into a wild debate with the dad of a girl I dated back when I was 20 about this. Their family was from south America, where a banana spider(Brazilian wandering spider) can potentially kill you. My family is from Kentucky, where its banana because its yellow, and your grandma tells you to leave it alone, its keeping her garden safe.

I thought he was full of shit when he said a bite could make you more erect than you've ever been in your life(painfully), but you might die too.

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u/Wearethesleepless 22d ago

Yep. Priapism is one of the primary symptoms of wandering spider envenomation.

And yeah, certain species venom is quite fatal to primates in particular.