with experts warning that it could "kill a toddler in five minutes". Of the staggering 43,000 venomous spider species worldwide, the Sydney funnel-web stands out for its lethal bite. What makes ...

Scientists have discovered that the venom of the world’s deadliest spider will kill of pests but won't harm bees. They combined poison from the Australian funnel web spider - whose venom is ...

A collaborator asked him to analyze a toxin found in the venom of Australia’s deadly funnel-web spider. The work led ... as stroke kills six million people worldwide each year, and leaves ...

The huge spider has dubbed “big boy” and are said to release “copious amounts of venom". The male species is most poisonous. Funnel-web spiders are renowned for their toxicity - and many are ...