A TERRIFIED shopper found a giant huntsman spider lurking in his bunch of Tesco bananas. Craig Harrison, 35, scoffed one banana before spotting the female huntsman — and its bulging 200-egg sac.

Man opens a Huntsman Spider egg sack to release hundreds of tiny babies onto his hand. By PETER HESS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM. Published: 11:07 EDT, 27 February 2024 | Updated: 11:09 EDT, 27 February 2024 .

A female huntsman clutching onto a silk sac filled with hundreds of spider offspring. (Image credit: Elliekay/Public Domain) After mating, the female lays up to 200 eggs and encases them in a ...

The spider had been nestled between the bananas, out of sight, clutching onto its egg sac,” Harrison said. “The bag wasn’t fully transparent, which obscured any view of it.” 3 ...

"I was greeted with a giant huntsman and an egg sac on the left side. At first, with the egg sac, I thought, "Oh, that's cute; it's got a backpack,", then it dawned on me what it was," he said.

Spiders spin various shapes of outer sacs that discourage egg raiders. Spiders in a fixed retreat can conveniently anchor a sac, unlike some other moms that carry eggs with them.

Huntsman spiders are known as the world’s largest spiders – by leg span – and can grow up to 12 inches. The Goliath birdeater is the world’s largest spider by mass.

It is more likely that you will be bitten by a male huntsman spider rather than a female as they will only cause harm if there is a threat to their their egg sacs or babies. Recently, a large ...

Huntsman spiderlings emerging from an egg sac of a female spider (Image: Credit: Derek Keats-Pen News) The female huntsman produces a white egg sac of papery silk, carrying up to 200 of her young.

Terrified shopper finds world’s largest venomous spider with egg sac in Tesco bananas. 14 April 2023, 13:28 | Updated: 14 April 2023, 14:28. A Tesco shopper found a Huntsman spider in his bananas.

This Spider’s Crazy Crab-Like Legs Will Leave You Speechless. Huntsman spiders generally sport grey or brown coloring, with some species exhibiting banded legs. Their bodies are smooth and furry ...

A TERRIFIED shopper found a giant huntsman spider lurking in his bunch of Tesco bananas. Craig Harrison, 35, scoffed one banana before spotting the female huntsman — and its bulging 200-egg sac.