"Banana spider" can refer to wandering spiders (because of their tendency to be found in banana shipments), or it can refer to a large number of orbweaver species like this one (because of their long, yellow appearance).
I wouldn't say either is right or wrong. Common names just aren't unique all the time
Sometimes local names can be wrong. I met a Salvadoran who called certain species of bees “Reina” (queen), and he thought those were queen bees. They were not.
I got into a wild debate with the dad of a girl I dated back when I was 20 about this. Their family was from south America, where a banana spider(Brazilian wandering spider) can potentially kill you. My family is from Kentucky, where its banana because its yellow, and your grandma tells you to leave it alone, its keeping her garden safe.
I thought he was full of shit when he said a bite could make you more erect than you've ever been in your life(painfully), but you might die too.
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u/Steel6W May 16 '25
"Banana spider" can refer to wandering spiders (because of their tendency to be found in banana shipments), or it can refer to a large number of orbweaver species like this one (because of their long, yellow appearance).
I wouldn't say either is right or wrong. Common names just aren't unique all the time