A giant funnel-web spider, named Hemsworth, has been recognized as the largest of its kind ever recorded by the Australian ...

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In Australia, residents are urged to ... The venom from Sydney funnel-web spiders, considered among the most dangerous in the world, but at the same time, it is the key ingredient of life-saving ...

These arachnids, found in Australia, are "large, black aggressive spider[s] with large powerful fangs," said the University of Melbourne. Their bites can be incredibly dangerous. The spider's ...

While the quickest recorded death from a Sydney funnel-web spider was a toddler at 13 minutes, the average is closer to 76 ...