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Hi everyone, Malcolm Walker here. Today
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we're going to talk about the Sydney
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funnel web spider. So, let's get
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started. This spider is found mostly in
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Australia, particularly around the
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Sydney area. There are 40 species of
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funnel web spiders, but this one is the
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most venomous. Their venom is extremely
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toxic and affects the nervous system,
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and if left untreated, it can cause
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death in humans within hours. The males
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are more dangerous than the females. And
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before antivenenom was introduced in
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1981, they were responsible for at least
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13 deaths. These spiders are large,
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hairy, and aggressive. They can grow to
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be almost an inch long, and their fangs
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are long enough to puncture human skin
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with ease. They build their webs and
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funnels under rocks, logs, or leaf
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litter. And when they sense danger, they
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retreat to the safety of their tunnels.
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They wait patiently for their prey to
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wander into their webs, which they then
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wrap around their victims, injecting
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them with a paralyzing venom. Then they
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quickly eat the paralyzed animal. Sydney
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funnel web spiders mostly eat other
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insects, but they will also eat small
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reptiles, birds, and mammals. They can
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even hunt other spiders. Now, let's look
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at some more fun facts about these
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spiders. Did you know that they can
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survive underwater for days? They can do
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this by trapping air in the hairs on
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their bodies. This allows them to stay
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underwater for as long as they need to.
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Just think about that. You could be
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swimming underwater and not come up for
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air for days. Of course, you couldn't do
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that if you were in a spider's body, but
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still, that's pretty amazing. Another
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cool thing about these spiders is how
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they get their name. See, when they
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build their webs, they make them in a
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funnel shape. This is how they get their
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name. Funnel web spiders have eight
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eyes, two of which are larger than the
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others. These spiders are nocturnal, so
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they use their eyes to help them hunt at
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night. They also have eight legs, two of
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which are used for sensing danger and
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two of which are used for spinning their
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webs. Sydney funnel web spiders can live
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for up to 10 years. It's a pretty long
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time for a spider. Most spiders only
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live for a couple of years. So 10 years
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is really long. Now let's talk about
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their venom again. Sydney funnel web
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spiders have one of the most venomous
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creatures on the planet. Their venom is
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so strong that it can kill a human in
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less than an hour. Luckily, there is an
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antivenenom that can be used to save
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lives. But before the antivenenom was
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developed, many people died from their
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bites. The venom of this spider is so
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complex that scientists are still trying
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to understand it today. They have been
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able to develop a synthetic version of
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the antivenenom, which is now being used
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to save lives. This is great news
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because it means that no one will die
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from a Sydney funnel web spider bite
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anymore. I hope you enjoyed learning
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about the Sydney funnel web spider. If
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you did, make sure to stay tuned for
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more videos like this one. We have lots
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including scorpions, ticks, mites, and
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