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The Deadliest Spider in the World Ends Lives in Hours, But Its Venom May Inspire Medical Miracles

The deadliest spider in the world can kill humans in a matter of hours, but it may also be a lifesaver when it comes to ...
Australian Geographic

Funnel-web spiders are Australia’s deadliest? Not for our pets

Humans and other primates are particularly reactive to funnel-web venom, whereas dogs, cats and rabbits mostly shrug off the ...
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The Largest Recorded Male Funnel-Web Spider Receives the Name 'Hemsworth' Before Getting Milked for His Venom

From the same zoo in Australia that gave us giant spiders Hercules and Colossus comes an arachnid that is ... even bigger. The Australian Reptile Park recently recorded its largest male funnel-web ...

Funnel-web spider venom urgently needed: here’s how you can help

The Australian Reptile Park is calling on Aussies to collect and donate funnel-web spiders and egg sacs to help produce ...
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An Australian zoo has found its biggest-ever funnel-web spider. Its name is Hemsworth

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they had ever seen.See the funnel-web spider Hemsworth in ...