Alarming warning given as shopper spots tiny dots on banana

Nobody wants a bruised bit of fruit. If given the option, you're always going to pick the best-looking piece on offer.

But, if you do chomp down on an apple that's been battered in transit, the worst thing that's going to happen is it's a bit mushy in your mouth.

A spotty banana on the other hand, you'll definitely want to avoid.

One shopper shared a picture of a bunch of bananas they'd found that had some rather weird white dots on them on Facebook, asking others for advice on what they might be.

They wrote: "Anybody have any idea what this white spot is on my banana?"

Unsurprisingly, the theories were pretty gross and may see you chucking the bunch sat in your fruit bowl in the dustbin immediately.

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One user responded: “Definitely a spider in there.”

And another added: “That looks like a spiders egg sack. Put in a bag and tie it. I would take it back.”

A third echoed: “This happened to me last year, bought some bananas and got a free spider’s nest with wee tiny spiders coming out of it.” Truly traumatising.

After receiving the alarming warning, the shopper took to the Facebook group again to share what she did with the bananas.

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!"

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She also added: "May even burn my bin if I’m honest might be the best option (I am of course joking)."

Following the event, an ASDA spokesperson told LADbible: "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 bananas are typically grown outdoors, there's always a possibility that little bugs and creatures might make their way into them for their own bit of snacking.

It’s just not exactly ideal if they happen to have nested in the bunch you've picked up at your local supermarket.

So, if you spot any white spots on your bananas, definitely pick another bunch, otherwise you could be faced with an eight-legged surprise when you peel one.