What is Spanish Fly?
Top Spanish Fly Shops In South Africa
Xplorer Fly Fishing
Address: 25 Marseilles Cres, Durban North, Durban, 4051
Hours: Closes soon ⋅ 5 PM ⋅ Opens 8:30 AM Fri
Phone: 031 564 7368
Checkers Blubird Melrose
Address: Corner Of Fort Street Atholl-Oaklands Rd, Park Rd, And, Johannesburg, 2196
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 8 PM
Phone: 011 321 7430
Greenfish – Fresh Fish & Seafood
Address: Unit E, Berkley Square, Ryger St, Maitland, Cape Town, 7405
Hours: Closes soon ⋅ 5 PM ⋅ Opens 8 AM Fri
Phone: 063 666 2802
Checkers Pineslopes
Address: 183 Forest Dr, Lone Hill, Johannesburg, 2191
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 8 PM
Phone: 011 361 4720
Checkers Wingtip
Address: Cnr Dr Swanepoel Rd &, Klippan St, Pretoria, 0182
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 8 PM
Phone: 012 523 0200
SUPERSPAR Hobart
Address: 8 Hobart, Grosvenor Rd Hobart Grove Centre, Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2021
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 7:30 PM
Phone: 011 540 1000
Die Boord Superspar Stellenbosch
Address: Rokewood Road &, Saffraan Ave, Die Boord, Stellenbosch
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 8PM
Phone: 021 887 0027
Checkers Bram Fischer
Address: Bram Fischer Shopping Centre Cnr Bram Fischer, George St, and, Johannesburg, 2194
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 8 PM
Phone: 011 399 4940
SUPERSPAR Menlo
Address: Shop 1, Menlo Park Centre, 71 13th St, Menlo Park, Pretoria, 0081
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 7 PM
Phone: 012 460 6255
Why is it called the Spanish fly?
“Spanish Fly” is a curious name for an extract of blister beetles since the beetles are not flies, nor are they Spanish.
The extract contains cantharidin, a substance that supposedly increases sexual desire. Not only does it not do that, it may eliminate all desire permanently. When ingested, cantharidin can kill.
What is Spanish fly good for?
Spanish fly is a product that has been claimed to increase sexual desire for centuries. The legend behind it suggests that this aphrodisiac was used by the Roman Emperor Nero, and that it was named after the Spanish conquistadors who brought it back to Europe.