One of the most deadly spiders in the world was found in the produce section of an upscale Oklahoma grocery store.An employee of Whole Foods Market in Tulsa discovered what an expert said was a Brazilian Wandering Spider in a bunch of bananas from Honduras on Sunday and managed to catch it in a container.
The spider was given to University of Tulsa animal facilities director Terry Childs, who identified the arachnid and said that type of spider is one of the most lethal in the world.
Childs said a bite will kill a person in about 25 minutes, and while there is an antidote, he doesn't know of any in the Tulsa area.
But a Tulsa Zoo official disputed the findings, saying his analysis through video and photos he'd seen led him to believe that it was a Huntsman spider — which is harmless to humans.
Childs said Wednesday night that he had destroyed the spider at the urging of a university administrator because of safety concerns.
A school spokesman said Thursday that the university is looking into how and why the spider was destroyed.
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