I found a giant hunting spider in my Tesco mozzie

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Craig Harrison, 35, of Windsor, found a giant spider in his Tesco banana bag.

A shopper freaked out when he found a giant hunting spider in his bag of Tesco bananas.

Craig Harrison, 35, had peeled and eaten one of the yellow fruits from the bunch before he noticed the female spider — and an egg sac containing 200 of her young.

The spider is one of the largest species in the world and its leg length can reach up to half a foot.

Harrison, an IT worker from Windsor, Berkshire, said he was shocked when he saw the spider and that he “stumbled backwards” losing his balance.

He becomes even more disgusted after seeing that the ‘creepy and vicious’ crawling crawler has an egg sac, which can hold up to 200 young hunter spiders.

A shopper freaked out in terror when he found a giant hunting spider in his bag containing Tesco bananas (pictured) Craig Harrison (pictured), 35, had peeled and eaten one of the yellow fruits before he noticed the female spider – and an egg sack containing 200 From its infancy Mr Harrison managed to get the spider into his Tupperware so he could send it to Tesco’s pest control service – who reportedly confirmed the spider came from banana suppliers in the Dominican Republic. What is a hunter spider? A hunter spider in a rainforest habitat

Huntsman spiders are large, long-legged spiders that can be up to 6 inches across.

They are often confused with tarantulas because they are also hairy.

Spiders are found in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean, Florida and Hawaii.

As adults, they do not build webs but rather hunt and forage for food.

Female hunters produce a flat, papery-silk ovoid sac that can contain up to 200 eggs. They can be very aggressive when protecting their children.

The shopper is now fighting to get compensation from the Tesco supermarket, saying he didn’t previously think he was afraid of spiders, but this encounter may have changed that, the Sun reports.

He managed to get the spider into his Tupperware so he could send it to Tesco’s pest control service – which reportedly confirmed the spider came from banana suppliers based in the Dominican Republic.

The spider has been identified as a hunter by the Zoological Society of London, according to The Sun. Spiders are attracted to bananas and can be caught hiding in them.

Their venomous sting is not fatal but can cause vomiting, headache and heart palpitations in the victim.

Tesco has since reportedly apologized to Mr Harrison and offered him £100 compensation after his experience, but he said he wanted more.

He said that money “doesn’t even come to a big weekly store” and that he could get hurt if he was bitten by a female spider – or even that he might have accidentally taken it from her.

Banana supplier Tesco has reportedly increased checks to prevent spiders from delivering lift to the UK.

“We have robust processes in place to prevent spiders from traveling with our fruit but on very rare occasions they can sometimes sneak through,” the supermarket told The Sun.

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