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new research shows funnel webs don't set out to kill humans

  • Written by Bryan Fry, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Funnel webs are considered one of Australia’s most fearsome spiders, but their ability to kill humans is by accident rather than design, our new research shows.

In findings published today, we reveal how the highly toxic and quick-acting venom of male funnel-web spiders is likely to have developed as a defence against predators.

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