An Asda shopper has caused a stir online after making an alarming discovery on a bunch of bananas she purchased from the supermarket. After checking over the state of her bananas, she rushed to the Facebook group Family Lowdown Tips & Ideas to see if anyone could explain just what was wrong with them, as she'd spotted a bizarre mark.
She shared a picture of the fruit alongside her message, showing off a white bulge on the side of her purchase.
The unnamed Asda customer wrote: "Anybody have any idea what this white spot is on my banana?
"Brought from Asda yesterday."
It wasn’t long before other Facebook users started to offer some explanation into what exactly was wrong, and the answers were more unsettling than she could have imaged.
One reply commented: "That looks like a spiders egg sack. Put in a bag and tie it. I would take it back."
"This happened to me last year", a second said, adding: "Bought some bananas and got a free spiders nest with wee tiny spiders coming out of it."
Another simply said: "Definitely a spider in there."
After hearing the truth, the original poster shared the details of what she did with the yellow fruit.
She said: "I can confirm said banana, well the bunch of them (put me off for life) are in the bin outside!
"I may pour boiling water over them in case they hatch inside the bin and wonder into the house because I do NOT do spiders at the best of times! Let alone venomous ones!"
She didn’t rule out taking it a step further, joking: “May even burn my bin if I’m honest might be the best option (I am of course joking).”
A spokesperson for ASDA said: "That particular ‘white spot’ looks to be a mealy bug nest, they’re completely harmless but as with other insects and they like to make themselves at home in between banana fingers which provide a nice protective habitat for them to live."
As fruit grows mostly in outdoor environments, it is only natural that some insects will find their way into the product.
The chain has detailed the entire journey its product takes, from being picked around the world to your local store, all explained on their website.
However, for any shopper, this is the last thing they want to see attached to the side of their food.
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