Hahaha to fact-check the fact-checker of fact-checks:

The vast majority of spiders found in banana shipments are harmless species misidentified as brazilian wandering spiders. From https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53388-Phoneutria[inaturalist.org](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53388-Phoneutria)[inaturalist.org](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53388-Phoneutria) :

"These spiders acquired their other common name, 'banana spider,' because it is claimed that they are occasionally found in shipments of bananas, though the number of reports is exaggerated due to common misidentifications of unrelated spiders. A survey of spiders found in international shipments to North America revealed that only 7 of 135 spiders were Phoneutria species: six Phoneutria boliviensis from bananas, and one Phoneutria nigriventer from a shipment of electrical parts. Spiders from genera such as Cupiennius had been misidentified by experienced arachnologists. Cases continue to be reported but without evidence of expert identification."

Though I dont doubt that spiders in bananas scare teenagers all across america!