![]() ![]() In no case was there any sign of allergic response to spider venom, and I have only seen one such case in North America in 44 years.Ītrax robustus, the Sydney Funnelweb Spider, is often publicized as the "world's deadliest." Authentic medical information suggests otherwise. Only 6 redback bites and 1 Atrax bite were serious enough to need antivenom. Only 44 bites (6%, mostly redback spider bites) had significant effects. A recent published medical study followed 750 genuine Australian spider bite cases with identified spiders over 27 months (1999-2001). This applies just as strongly to Australia and Brazil as to the USA.Īccording to the Australian Museum, the number of human deaths from authentic spider bites of any kind in Australia since 1979 has been zero. What I said was, there is no species whose bite kills much more than 5% of its victims, nor any spider that kills within minutes, like in the movies. I never claimed that no human ever died from spider venom. To start with, these people had misunderstood what I said. Some comments were from Brazilians who put forward their Phoneutria wandering spiders as the world's deadliest. Some also mentioned White-tailed Spiders, genus Lampona. Most were from Australians who were certain their country at least had truly deadly spiders, including the Sydney Funnelweb Spider, Atrax robustus, and the Redback Spider, Latrodectus hasselti. ![]() ![]() Myth: But there are really deadly spiders in Australia and Brazil.įact: The previous myth page, where I said that no spider species anywhere can properly be called "deadly," generated more comments than any other on the site. ![]()
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