A massive funnel-web spider named Megaspider has been donated to a park in Australia, and will be milked to create antivenom.
The most terrifying thing about Megaspider is its massive size. Most funnel-web spiders range from around 1 to 5 centimeters . Megaspider, though, measures up to 8 centimeters . While it might not seem that big compared to the 11-inch max of Tarantulas, the important thing to remember here is how venomous these spiders are.
Funnel-web spiders are some of the most dangerous spiders on the planet. In fact, they are considered one of the deadliest spiders in the world. That danger is no joke with the Megaspider, as its fangs measure nearly 1-inch long, and are strong enough to bite through a human fingernail. The spider was dropped off in a clear plastic container. That contained didn’t have any markings to say where it came from, though.
The park says that it is trying to find the donor. It hopes to find more large spiders near wherever Megaspider was captured. “She is unusually large and if we can get the public to hand in more spiders like her, it will only result in more lives being saved due to the huge amount of venom they can produce,” Michael Tate, an education officer at the park said (via
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