Brazilian wandering spider bite

Genus of spiders

Phoneutria is a genus of spiders in the familyCtenidae.

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They are mainly found in northern South America, with one species in Central America.^[2] Members of the genus are commonly referred to as Brazilian wandering spiders.^[3] Other English names include armed spiders (armadeiras in Brazilian Portuguese) and banana spiders (a name shared with several others).

Description

The spiders in the genus can grow to have a leg span of 13 to 18 cm (5 to 7 in). Their body length ranges from 17 to 48 mm (43⁄64 to 1+57⁄64 in).^[4][5] While some other araneomorph spiders have a longer leg span, the largest Phoneutria species have the longest body and the greatest body weight in this group.^[6] The genus is distinguished from other related genera such as Ctenus by the presence of dense prolateral scopulae (a dense brush of fine hairs) on the pedipalp tibiae and tarsi in both sexes.^[4]Phoneutria are easily confused with several other non-medically s

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