Milking spiders for anti-venom

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Milking spiders for anti-venom

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Graham Milledge, collection manager at the Australian Museum's Arachnology division, tries to make the world's deadliest spider, a Sydney Funnel Web, produce some venom (Reuters)

Graham Milledge, collection manager at the Australian Museum's Arachnology division, tries to make the world's deadliest spider, a Sydney Funnel Web, produce some venom (Reuters)

Australians are being asked to keep their eyes open for the world's deadliest spider and then try and catch them.

If that sounds dangerous, next comes the really tricky bit – milking them.

Funnel webs are needed because stocks of the anti-venom are running low.

Watch the video for the full, creepy-crawly report.

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