The world's most venomous arachnid species, the Sydney funnel-web spider, has recently made headlines with the discovery of the largest-ever male specimen, named "Hercules." Measuring a whopping 7 ...

With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world's most poisonous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives ...

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 ...

World-first Australian research is using funnel-web spider venom to protect the heart during heart attacks. The University of Queensland researchers have been granted $17m of federal government ...

Researchers sourced a molecule from Funnel Web spider venom which is showing promise to treat heart attacks. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

One of the world’s deadliest spiders could hold the key to saving the lives of people who’ve had heart attacks, according to research by Australian scientists.

1. The Sydney Funnel-Web Spider, Quite Possibly The Deadliest Spider In The World The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is arguably the most dangerous spider in the world, owing to its ...

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For both the spider bite and the DTs1. Nowadays though, people don't generally die from Sydney funnel-web spider bites. However, the very young, the sick and the elderly remain most vulnerable.

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