The Brazilian Wandering Spider was found nestled in bunch of bananas Fruit was part South London family's Waitrose delivery earlier this month In the past animals would be killed off by chemicals used in growing process It's thought pesticide-free food trend has been behind foreign spiders surge Two incidents involving potentially lethal spiders in past two months alone

By Richard Price for the Daily Mail

Published: 17:06 EST, 24 October 2014 | Updated: 18:51 EST, 24 October 2014

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Unpacking their Waitrose delivery earlier this month, one family from South London found a rather unwelcome addition to their order: a lethal spider.

The Brazilian Wandering Spider the worlds most venomous species of arachnid was nestling in a bunch of bananas and sparked a terrifying game of hide-and-seek before it was eventually captured by a pest control expert.

While autumn is a time when spiders traditionally come into homes as temperatures fall outside, at least in Britain weve always been able to console ourselves with the fact they will be harmless.

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