7 distinct types of silk allow different spider species to build webs with various jobs – including to catch prey, tether themselves and protect their eggs.
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Most spiders don’t swim by choice. But they have clever tricks to survive in water when they need to.
We identify a few harmless spiders you’ve probably seen around the house and backyard — and a few that are best avoided.
Funnel webs are considered one of Australia’s most fearsome spiders, but their ability to kill humans is by accident rather than design.
There’s a simple reason why Australia isn’t the most lethal nation in the world.
Only two Australian spiders can kill you, but the rest are a pretty fascinating bunch.
There are more than 45,000 species of spider, but only a handful are potentially dangerous to humans.
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Research Scientist, The University of Queensland
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Head, Charles Campbell Toxinology Centre at the University of Papua New Guinea & Australian Venom Research Unit, The University of Melbourne
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Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow in Ecology and Entomology, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Research officer, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Toxicology, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Vice Chancellor Research Fellow in Conservation Ecology, Edith Cowan University
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Ph.D. Student in Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina – Charlotte