To be a bit freaked out by this banana ....

[SunshineHQ]

.... was just about to peel it, and then saw this weird cocoon thing growing on it.

Wider family all here, and opinions vary as to what it is ....

Lots of baby spiders? (100s)
Just one big spider?
Something else?

And what should we do? Dad (who lived for a year in Africa) thinks they will very likely be poisonous, and microwave or boiling water?

Have boiled it, because that was advice from Grandpa (my dad) who is here for supper, and spent a year in rural Tanzania once (on VSO back in the '60s).

He said it definitely looked like spiders, and said if so it would contain 100s of them. Very definite advice from him to boil them, after I refused my brother in law's advice to microwave it.

Dad was adamant, that amusing as it was to find this in the fruit bowl, whatever it was needed killing ASAP.

I absolutely wouldn't have boiled it. That was unnecessary. I would, however, be looking for the mother!

He would have been correct if it hadn't already hatched.

Some people. :(

Why boil it?

You now have a moist cocoon and are none the wiser as to what is in it.
What were you hoping to achieve? Apart from a painful death.

Burn it with fire!

Still stupid advice.

I'd get searching the rest of the fruit bowl

Jesus Christ I actually can't believe I'm still reading this

OK comments about the mother have now freaked me out...... gulp.

Will try sterilising the rest of the fruit bowl later (can I wash fruit in Milton?) once kids are in bed.

I am really regretting New Year resolution to buy more fruit & veg. Healthy eating can be overrated.

Whatever you do, don't blink. Don't look behind you either.

I don't think the Op will return.

You shouldn't have boiled it. You should have let it hatch and then given one of the deadly spider babies to each of the people saying you shouldn't kill the deadly spiders. Without warning them.

OMG

Put it in the microwave for 10 minutes
Then pour bleach on it
Then chuck it outside and tackle with a flamethrower

Have boiled it, because that was advice from Grandpa (my dad) who is here for supper, and spent a year in rural Tanzania once (on VSO back in the '60s).

Fuck sake. That makes him an expert then?

He said it definitely looked like spiders, and said if so it would contain 100s

And you didn't think that returning it to the shop so they could implement their protocol was a good idea why?

Because if this is a spiders thing, you have potentially put others in danger when you should have let the shop know.

Did you choose to just blithely skip over the sensible and more useful suggestions about sealing it and taking it back to the store?

Fucking BOILING it. Jesus.

You do realise that when you kill a spider the rest of the spiders near by get a little tingling feeling and know one of their kind are dead. They then come together to hatch a plan to get you while you sleep...right?

Omg this is the best and most horrific thread ever!

Never buying bananas again after reading this!

All of the other spiders who were minding their own business and rubbing their willies on peoples darked on clothing will come and get you now

And shit... You just killed hundreds. Serious spider tingling going on.

WTAF? You boiled a fucking banana cos it had a spider cocoon it on it!

I just.... I cant even... I mean, why?

Next time just fucking wipe it off with a tissue like a sensible person.

I wouldn't have boiled it.

A blowtorch would be better.

Man people get vicious when you kill poisonous spiders in this forum. You guys don't want to live in my house. They all get the shoe. This one would have gone into the fireplace

I can't believe you don't seem to be bothered by this??

How could you not let the shop know?!?

Well boiling babies is a bit shite.

Mummy’s hiding in wait now.

I’d move out..

Yes! I heard that too lovely.... It was on the national geographic channel not long ago.

What are you getting hysterical over boiling a banana for?

Who gives a shit?