Get Brazilian Wandering Spiders (Phoneutria Fera And P. Nigriventer) Images. Phoneutria, commonly known as brazilian wandering spiders, armed spiders (armadeiras, as they are known in portuguese), or banana spiders (not to be confused with the relatively harmless nephila), are a genus of defensive and venomous spiders of potential medical significance to humans. They are mainly found in northern south america, with one species in central america.

Armed Spiders
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Their venom is more powerful, drop for drop, than other venoms. They have a body position that is very different. The phoneutria fera and phoneutria nigriventer (two species of wandering spider) are the two most commonly implicated as the most vicious and deadly.

Phoneutria has probably the worst reputation among the araneomorph spiders.

Brazilian wandering spider phoneutria done by :sumaiah alghamdi 434203445 submitted to: These species belong to the genus. They are known as the wandering spider because they do not build webs, but instead walk the jungle floor at night. Brazilian wandering spider phoneutria done by :sumaiah alghamdi 434203445 submitted to: