
Wildlife
World’s deadliest spider: the funnel-web
Low-down on the funnel-web spider – and how an evolutionary accident made it one of the most dangerous spiders on Earth, able to kill a human in 15 minutes.
Low-down on the funnel-web spider – and how an evolutionary accident made it one of the most dangerous spiders on Earth, able to kill a human in 15 minutes.
Venom from a species of tarantula could lead to the first effective treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.
An enormous Sydney funnel-web spider has been handed in to have its venom ‘milked’, to help with the production of anti-venom.
A genetic mutation has caused a rare colourful funnel-web spider