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Worth noting that an antivenom for the funnel-web was created in the early 80s [0], and Australia hasn't seen a single death since. Its still more than a one d

by shakna 6y ago

Worth noting that an antivenom for the funnel-web was created in the early 80s [0], and Australia hasn't seen a single death since. Its still more than a one day stay in hospital, but it isn't likely to cause a fatality if you actually seek treatment. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_funnel-web_spider#Treatment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_funnel-web_spider#T...

4gotunameagain 6y ago
> The venom is needed to produce the antivenom.. The venom is taken from the spiders by delicately stroking their fangs and collecting the tiny droplets of the deadly venom. One dose of antivenom requires around 70 milkings from a spider. > Funnel web spider antivenom is prepared from the plasma of rabbits immunized with the venom of the male funnel web spider (Atrax robustus). Each vial of the product contains 125 units of antivenom which has been standardized to neutralize 1.25 mg of funnel web spider venom. The product also contains glycine and other rabbit plasma proteins. o.O