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A London family was forced to leave home after discovering dozens of the world’s deadliest spiders on some Sainsbury’s bananas.

Mother Consi Taylor told of her horror after strange spots on her banana started dropping off as she was eating it and “scurrying” away.

But when she sent a picture of the spiders to a pest control firm, the family was ordered to leave their house in Hampton immediately and told it could be infested by lethal Brazilian Wandering Spiders.

In an email the firm warned: “The Brazilian Wandering Spider is venomous and should be considered dangerous. We have to take huge care and diligence.”

According to the Guinness World Records, the spider has the most toxic venom on Earth. It can cause loss of muscle control and breathing problems which can lead to paralysis and asphyxiation.

Mrs Taylor, 29, her husband Richard, 37, and their children Benjamin, three, and Annabel, four months, were forced to stay in a hotel while their house was fumigated and all their clothes dry-cleaned.

Mrs Taylor told The Sun: “I got halfway through the banana when I saw something white on the skin. I thought it was mould but when I had a closer look I saw some funny looking spots. I had a closer look and was horrified to see they were spiders. They were hatching out on the table, scurrying around on my carpet. I was so scared I started crying.”

She added: “I hope I didn’t eat one but I can’t be sure. I now have a phobia of buying bananas. We don’t know whether they’ve all gone.”

When she took the £1 Colombian Fair Trade bananas back to Sainsbury’s they were initally only offered a £10 voucher.

Sainsbury’s, which has since paid for the £1,000 cost of their hotel stay, dry cleaning and fumigation, has now apologised to the family.

A spokesman said: “We’re very sorry and have apologised to Mr and Mrs Taylor. We do have rigorous controls on imported products at all stages - from harvesting to transportation - which is why this is so rare,”