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  1. Can a Bite From a Brazilian Wandering Spider Cause a Four-Hour Erection

    A bite from a Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) can cause an erection that lasts up to four hours. On Aug. 14, 2023, the account First Doctor posted what it asserted to be an ...

  2. Spider Venom Toxin Could Help with Erectile Dysfunction

    The venom of the Brazilian wandering spider causes long-lasting, painful erections, sparking its development into a drug treating erectile dysfunction. ... Spider Venom Toxin Could Help with ...

  3. No, this spider's venom will not give you a permanent erection, but it

    Past studies in rats have revealed that the Brazilian wandering spider's venom works by causing nitric oxide to be released in the brain. This chemical leads to a biochemical cascade that ends in ...

  4. Move over, Viagra

    Scientists say a synthetic compound derived from Brazilian wandering spider venom could treat people with erectile dysfunction for whom drugs like Viagra don't work.

  5. Spider Venom That Causes Penile Necrosis Could Work as an Alternative

    The Phoneutria nigriventer spider. (Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton/CC BY-SA 4.0)) The venom of the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) can cause necrosis of the penis - essentially, the death of penis tissue - which can sometimes require amputation. It's a terrifying poison best avoided, yet research suggests that in smaller ...

  6. A New Erectile Dysfunction Treatment Comes From Banana Spider Venom

    Oct 10, 2023, 12:16 PM PDT. The Brazilian banana spider is also known as the wandering spider. Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images. A new treatment for erectile dysfunction just passed its first phase ...

  7. Scientists develop gel from spider venom to boost erections

    A new gel made from the venom of the Brazilian wandering spider is being tested as a treatment for erectile dysfunction. The gel has already passed the first stage of human trials and is ready for ...

  8. The Next Big Boner Treatment Might Come From Spider Venom

    A Brazilian pharmaceutical company is developing a topical treatment for erectile dysfunction derived from the venom of Phoneutria nigriventer, aka the Brazilian wandering spider. The treatment ...

  9. Could Spider Venom Be the Next Viagra?

    September 12, 2012. The Brazilian wandering spider Techuser. A bite from the banana spider (also known as the Brazilian wandering spider) of Central and South American rain forests causes ...

  10. Spider venom shows promise for treating erectile dysfunction

    A toxin synthesized from the venom of a spider may offer an alternative to today's erectile dysfunction drugs, a new study suggests. ... In humans, a bite from a wandering spider is very painful ...

  11. Brazilian spider toxin analogue potentiates erection via NO ...

    Metrics. A peptide analogue comprising the active component of the venom of the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) potentiates erectile function in rodents, according to data ...

  12. Brazilian wandering spiders: Bites & other facts

    Brazilian wandering spiders' venom is a complex ... Biologists extract a Brazilian wandering spider's venom during research to develop a treatment for erectile dysfunction at the Federal ...

  13. Erectile dysfunction could finally be solved by spider venom

    This spider's bite has a curious side effect: Could it help treat erectile dysfunction? Researchers in Brazil are investigating whether spider venom could help treat erectile dysfunction. The ...

  14. Spider Venom -- The Next Way to Treat Impotence?

    The bite from the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) causes a painful erection that can last for many hours and later lead to impotence, researchers from the United States and ...

  15. MISLEADING: Bite from Brazilian spider causes four-hour erection

    In addition to intense pain and possible medical complications, the bite of a Brazilian wandering spider can deliver a long, painful erection to human males because the venom boosts nitric oxide ...

  16. Phoneutria nigriventer

    A component of the venom, , is being studied for use in erectile dysfunction treatments. [20] [3] The Brazilian wandering spider's prey also includes crickets, katydids, mantids, as well as larger animals, including tree frogs, lizards and bats. [21] The average venom yield is 1.25 mg. [22] and 0.4 mg in the winter. [23]

  17. Can Spider Venom Cure Erectile Dysfunction?

    Can Spider Venom Cure Erectile Dysfunction? Venom from the Brazilian wandering spider can give men a long-lasting, painful erection. Brand: Gross Science Gross Science. Share.

  18. Natural Viagra: Spider Bite Causes Erection

    Shadow of a Brazilian wandering spider.(Image credit: Shutterstock) WASHINGTON — A Brazilian spider delivers more than a painful bite that sends most victims to the hospital. Its venom ...

  19. Spider venom better than Viagra?

    In addition to the hours-long painful erection, the wandering spider's bite can cause loss of muscle control, severe pain, difficulty breathing and, if not treated, death, due to oxygen ...

  20. Deadly Venom From Spiders and Snakes May Also Cure What Ails You

    In Brazil researchers have been looking at the venom of the Brazilian wandering spider as a possible source of a new drug for erectile dysfunction — because of what happens to human victims when ...

  21. This spider's venom may help treat erectile dysfunction

    An experimental erectile dysfunction treatment uses venom from the Brazilian wandering spider. But that's not unusual. Toxins from poisonous snakes, lizards and spiders has been used to create ...

  22. New Spin on Erectile Dysfunction Drugs: Spider Toxin

    A toxin synthesized from the venom of a spider may offer an alternative to today's erectile dysfunction drugs, a new study suggests. The toxin, unpoetically named PnTx2-6, comes from the bite of ...

  23. Holistic profiling of the venom from the Brazilian wandering spider

    Introduction: Spider venoms are a unique source of bioactive peptides, many of which display remarkable biological stability and neuroactivity.Phoneutria nigriventer, often referred to as the Brazilian wandering spider, banana spider or "armed" spider, is endemic to South America and amongst the most dangerous venomous spiders in the world.There are 4,000 envenomation accidents with P ...