Spider bites cause massive erections

Scientists and boffins have discovered that the venomous bite of a particular South American spider can give a man a four-hour stonking erection.

Like most things in Brazil even the nasty arachnids are sexier. The Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria spp.) is a vicious and aggressive arachnid with a leg span of 15cm which lives in Central and South America often in banana trees. The effects of the ugly critter’s bite are intense pain, loss of muscle control, difficulty in breathing and most interestingly priapism.

Yes, if you can stand the severe pain and risk of death from asphyxiation the added benefit of a Brazilian wandering spider bite is a four-hour erection. Boffins are now trying to isolate the active ingredient in the spider’s venom which causes the lob-ons so they can create a new treatment for erectile dysfunction.

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