texas is missing an opportunity to genetically engineer a banana that's slightly larger than typical commodity bananas and market them as texas bananas.

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 14 points 3 days ago

People grow bananas in the Seattle area.

It's a lot of work and they're completely inedible. But it can be done.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Banana trees are also a great way to get tarantulas in your house. Tarantulas fucking love bananas, and they’ll find their way inside after the tree attracts them to your yard.

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

takes notes

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

Did someone say “tarantula?”

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 points 3 days ago

Tarantulas do not wanna mess with humans though. Not a great surprise to find one around but I wouldn't be worried about them.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

I already have palm-sized trapdoor spiders that I find dead all over the place when the weather drastically changes. I've only ever found one seemingly healthy one in my house, so I scooped it up, thanked it for coming to visit me, and then placed it outside before the home insecticide could kill it. A found a dead one next to my car in the garage that morning—I don't know if it was my friend or one of his friends... Dude had some big ol' boxing gloves.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

Walmart might have success by buying them up and selling them as FreedomChalknanas.