Queensland researchers have developed a revolutionary drug called IB409, made using funnel web spider venom, that works by preventing cell death during heart attacks and strokes. For the first time, ...

A review back in 2021 documented cases of spiders preying on snakes, turning up 319 reports from every continent except ...

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Spider expert Emma Teni explains why funnel-web spiders are flooding backyards right now, where to find them, and what to do ...

Venom from the deadly funnel-web spider could soon be the key to preventing damage from heart attacks and strokes, as a ...