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Brazilian Spider Bite May Become the Next Viagra
An anonymous reader writes "Scientists believe a spider could lead to a breakthrough in sexual health after finding a single bite can cause a four-hour erection. According to the report, researchers at the Medical College of Georgia believe the venom of the Brazilian wandering spider could lead to a new cure for erectile dysfunction. Dr Kenia Nunes, a physiologist at the college, said it works in a different way to Viagra. 'This is good because we know that some patients don't respond to the conventional therapy. This could be an optional treatment for them,' she said. Her study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, involved experiments using hypertensive rats with severe erectile dysfunction."
'This is good because we know that some patients don't respond to the conventional therapy. This could be an optional treatment for them,'
A spider bite is considered conventional therapy? BTW, where does the spider need to bite them? If it's, um, 'south of the border' then I think this isn't going to be as profitable as they hope.
I better work on my cardio...
That is by far the worst possible thing that can happen to any man. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/priapism/hic_priapism.aspx
Couldn't resist.
Proverbs 21:19
Can't wait to see this origin story played out on the big screen!
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
I'll stick to my human horn, thanks.
Admit it. You post strawman arguments as AC so you get modded Insightful for refuting them, rather than Troll
Ok, how in the H*LL do you know that they rats are hypertensive and have erectile dysfunction?? I can just see the scientists..... I am going to stop, any sentence that involves scientists, rats, and fluff girls is just wrong.
The catch is the $5000 per dose charge for the alkaloid that stops the infernal 4-hour erection.
Just put your penis in this box of spiders and thrust vigorously to activate! Not only will you last longer to please your partner, but the applicator will leave textured nubs where applied to further enhance pleasure!
In "Rant," there's a character who purposely gets bitten by spiders in order to get the proper erection. Life imitating art, again?
...spike
Ewwwwww, coconut...
who'd have thought?
Is it April 1 already?
BTW, where does the spider need to bite them?
I was bitten by a P. Nigriventer once in Brazil, I was walking through a lawn wearing flip-flops and it bit me in the toe. I think I was fortunate that it wasn't in the "armed" position, so the bite just glanced me and I didn't get the full poison load. I stepped on the spider to kill it and a biologist neighbor identified it for me.
I had a painful toe for a few hours, but that was all.
Can't say about the sex boost, since I was 16 at the time and a nearly continuous hard on is a fact of life at that age.
The Nigriventer is so deadly because of the large amount of poison it can inject, up to 8 ml. I knew a family who lost a 4 year old soon to a bite. The spider was hidden in the child's shoe and bit him in the foot. A good practice in the country in Brazil is to shake boots and shoes before wearing them.
This spider was featured on "1000 Ways to Die." It bit a guy, he got a 4-hour erection, and then died during the obligatory sex. Perhaps this spider isn't so great after all....
From the article
Phoneutria nigriventer, sometimes called Brazilian wandering spiders or banana spiders, are hairy and unsightly little creatures said to have some of the world’s most toxic venoms. Aside from four hours of supposed pleasure, the venom will also incapacitate a person’s muscle control, cause severe pain and trigger breathing problems. In some cases – if left untreated – it could lead to death
I can hear the announcer now..."Side effects may include incapacitation or loss of muscle control, severe pain, breathing problems, and death."
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. -- Isaac Asimov
dizziness, temporary blindness, hallucinations, nausea, paralysis, vomiting, diarrhea (!)
http://www.acetonestudio.com
I don't have a boyfriend right now, but that isn't such a huge problem. Getting one of these spiders isn't really that a huge problem either, it would probably cost a few thousands. Even getting the spider to bite the new boyfriend wouldn't really be such a huge issue even though he might not enjoy it that much... but the fact that I am seriously horrified by spiders is the real issue :
... itch and irritation at the bite area, headaches, nausea, searing pain, complete paralysis, organ liquefaction, tissue necrosis, death and priapism. Spider venom is not for everyone. Consult your physician if you survive an erection more than 1 hour long.
Being arachnophobic myself i have the perfect name "The Fuck!&$ Spider"
Chris Sheppard
... but studying the effects of its bite to perhaps create drugs for those that don't respond to normal therapy. I couldn't help but respond after reading all of these comments. I thought they were in jest at first, but now I'm convinced that they were serious responses.
Spider bites and my penis are two things that should never be combined
It's obvious -- the rats didn't get erections when shown pictures of Minnie Mouse naked!
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
That's the closest you'll come to be a spiderman, of the adult movies of course.
Indeed a small price to pay for a raging hard-on!
I think the trick is in precisely controlling the dosage.
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
That one certainly was.
Standard mol biol procedures nowdays. Rats and mice can be manufactured with nearly any deffect you like as long as you know which gene you want "knocked out".
Baker's Law: Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it
http://www.sigsegv.cx/
because my better half is afraid of spiders. As soon as I pull one of those 8 legged creatures out I will be sleeping on my own.
Great, just what I need ...a glow in the dark erection, that also spits webs instead of.....well, I would rather not go into details...
Good to know they are working on the important stuff =/
Interesting article. In particular, I liked the following assertion:
I got curious and searched for priapism and marijuana on Google Scholar. The first link contains quotes such as:
Cute.
Maybe they shoulda used naked pictures of Mickey instead?
How come Slashdot never gets Slashdotted?
Yes, it is wrong.
You can get genetically altered rat to end up with a wide ranging diseases and genetic issues.
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
I'm over 60 years old and, with the right woman, hell, even with Five-Finger Mary, could easily crank up a 4-hour boner, no blue pill required.
WTF is wrong with men these days? Viagra et al are an effin giant industry. I must watch bad ads on TV and get spammed just because you guys can't get it up. For God's sake, get yourselves a goddam' spider so I don't have to listen to yet another "E.D." ad in the middle of Star Trek.
"E.D"... - hah, makes me laugh! Bunch of pussies! And get offa my lawn!
also, curiously, hypothesized to be the deadliest venom of any arachnid.
Good people go to bed earlier.
Want a nice & hard banana? Just get stung by our patent pending banana spider!
Also safe with poppers, for those of you who prefer your banana brown...
How much for just the spider?
How do you recognize this spider? It's the one with nine legs, of course.
...because even the prospect of a 4-hour erection under the BEST of circumstances (i.e., in the presence of someone with whom I would like to exploit said erection, and who would also be thus inclined) isn't enough to let a spider bite me.
For your security, this post has been encrypted with ROT-13, twice.
I, for one, welcome our new hyper-tensed, hyper-libidinous, ragingly erected, iron-manly rat overlords. Rat patriarchs walking around with pet spiders ought to be an interesting sight.
"Molest me not with this pocket calculator stuff."
- Deep Thought
I've just been reading Richard Francis Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights. He just loved to talk about sex in the footnotes, and mentions that some cultures he encountered used insect bites to treat erectile dysfunction.
Or a big hit in the bible belt.
~X~
"Have you been bitten by a spider or are you happy to see me?"
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
They wanted to, but Disney issued a C&D letter.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
For those interested: Episode 1 of "1000 Ways to Die"
and
Episode 3 of "1000 Ways to die"
echo '[q]sa[ln0=aln80~Psnlbx]16isb572CCB9AE9DB03273snlbxq' |dc
Does anyone else see this one coming?
"Unassuming pizza delivery boy got more than he bargained for when bitten by a Brazillian Spider. . . .the 4 hour spectacular"
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