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Banana spiders are definitely venomous.

There's no such thing as a 'banana spider'

Some venomous spiders used to get into the hold amongst hands of
bananas, but the ones put in deliberately were not venomous.

Pity you couldn't keep one, though;
they make great pets. I kept a few myself for 22 years - without incident.
They're brilliant. Of course you do have to be very responsible.
It was kind of your potential benefactor to offer you a side of beef, but
they don't make such good pets. They tend to smell after a while! :~))

Well, if I knew what i know now, I'd have made an aquarium for it and
pickled it in formaldehyde, and made a fortune as an avant-avant-garde
artist...

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Rusty
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