Massive Spider Capable Of Biting Through Human Fingernail Becomes Venom Donor In Australia

The largest funnel-web spider ever seen by staff at the Australian Reptile Park has been handed in by an anonymous donor so that it can be milked to extract venom needed to create an antidote for bites.

The spider, at 8 centimetres is almost twice the size of the average length of between 1 centimetre and 5 centimetres, and staff are hoping that they can find the anonymous donor who left it in a plastic container at one of their drop-off points so that they can possibly find others.