A major Australian zoo is calling on the public to capture and donate the world’s deadliest spider for a “lifesaving” ...

An Australian zoo is urging the public to catch and donate the world’s deadliest spiders to support its lifesaving antivenom ...

Why is an Australian zoo asking public to donate deadly spiders? - Australian Reptile Park in Sydney is seeking more male ...

It takes between 150 and 200 venom extractions to produce a single vial of antivenom. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A collaborator asked him to analyze a toxin found in the venom of Australia’s deadly funnel-web spider. The work led to clues about the toxin’s function, a paper in Nature Structural and ...

A shortage of Sydney funnel-web spiders this year could have deadly consequences as the species becomes more active going ...

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The spider, a species of funnel-web, has just had its existence confirmed by scientists - and it’s advised to keep your distance from the deadly creature. This funnel-web spider can grow up to ...

The Australian Reptile Zoo has urgently called on Aussies to catch any funnel web spiders they spot and to hand them in for ...

The black widow spider can be found on every continent except ... The black widow's bite is rarely deadly for healthy adults. Hours 12-24: Pain and symptoms begin to subside.

On the hunt for the king of arachnids, the crew encounter a wandering spider in the Ecuador jungle ... Watch Steve's Ecuador adventure in full in all new Deadly 60 on iPlayer - with new episodes ...