Source: QUARTZ, 11/1/17


The vast majority of venomous spiders won’t hurt you, but you definitely want to avoid members of the Australian funnel-spider family at all costs. They carry a cocktail of poisons that paralyze their prey by disrupting their nervous systems; some are so potent they can kill full-grown humans. Scientists have noticed the powerful punch some spider venoms pack, and have started looking to them for inspiration for all kinds of applications. 

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