“Megaspider” discovered in Australia

Donation in Australia: A spider has been deposited in a plastic container in a park, which holds a record. It is a good three centimeters taller than was previously known about the species.

A funnel-web spider eight centimeters tall has been dumped in a park in Australia. Australian Reptile Park officials said in a statement that spiders like this one are usually about two inches tall and that it is the largest funnel-web spider they have ever seen. This is reported by CNN.

The spider, nicknamed the “megaspider” by the park, is equipped with two centimeter long fangs that could pierce human fingernails. The poison in the teeth is now to be extracted to produce an antidote, the park announced.

An anonymous donor had donated the animal to the Antivenome program in Australia. The program develops antidotes and saves hundreds of lives every year. The park staff are now trying to find the donor. “The spider was in a Tupperware container without any labeling indicating its origin,” the statement said. It is believed that the spider was discovered in the region around Sydney.

Spiders produce “enormous amounts of venom”

“It’s unusually large, and if we can get the public to make more spiders like this one, it will only result in more lives being saved as they can produce a tremendous amount of venom,” said Michael Tate, the education officer of the park. “We really want to find out where she came from in the hopes of finding more massive spiders like her.” This means that more antidote can be obtained.

Park employees with the “mega spider”: The poison that could be extracted from this spider should be the basis for an antidote. (Source: Cover-Images / imago images)

The largest spider in Australia, however, is the tarantula, which is also known as the whistling spider due to the noise it makes when provoked. The body of the northern species Selenocosmia crassipes can grow up to six inches long, with a leg span of 16 centimeters (6.3 inches). The funnel-web spider, or Atrax robustus, may be smaller, but they are “the most notorious members” of the country’s spider fauna, according to the Australian Museum’s website.

While not all of the 40 or so species of this spider species are dangerous, some of them are known for their highly toxic and fast-acting venom, with the male Sydney Funnel Web Spider having been linked to 13 known deaths, according to the museum.

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