Who doesn’t love a good, icky spider story? Phoneutria nigriventer is one of the world’s largest spiders, with a leg span of 6 inches.  It is more affectionately known as the “Brazilian Wandering Spider,” the “Armed Spider” or the “Banana Spider.” (Regarding the “Banana” nickname — phoneutria doesn’t actually eat bananas.  In fact, you could … Continue reading Agilent and the Armed Spider