An Asda shopper has spotted a bizarre 'white spot' on a bunch of bananas purchased from the supermarket giant. She rushed to the Facebook group Family Lowdown Tips & Ideas to see if anyone could explain just what the marking was.
She shared a picture of the fruit alongside her message. It showed a white bulge on the side of her purchase.
The Asda customer wrote: "Anybody have any idea what this white spot is on my banana?
READ MORE: Aldi says sorry after mum 'finds bugs' in toddler's 85p pasta bake
"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 imagined, TheMirror reports.
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.
NEWSLETTER: Sign up for email alerts direct to your inbox
READ NEXT:
Free parking to remain at five North Staffordshire beauty spots - for now
Live in Stoke-on-Trent? You'll be paying more to park in your own street
I visited a bargain chippy but got my order totally wrong
White van man mounts pavement to get past gully cleaner
‘She was my world’ - Distraught daughter's tribute to mum who lost cancer battle
