Toe-stabbing Spider | National Geographic

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[Music] a much larger and more frightening

a much larger and more frightening

a much larger and more frightening spider sometimes wanders into our homes

spider sometimes wanders into our homes

spider sometimes wanders into our homes it strike is so deep it must be torn

it strike is so deep it must be torn

it strike is so deep it must be torn from the limb but it’s too late

she’s been bitten by the Sydney

she’s been bitten by the Sydney funnel-web spider perhaps the most

funnel-web spider perhaps the most

funnel-web spider perhaps the most dangerous spider in the world

dangerous spider in the world

dangerous spider in the world without medical intervention she could

without medical intervention she could

without medical intervention she could die within the hour

die within the hour

die within the hour male funnel-web bytes deliver a powerful

male funnel-web bytes deliver a powerful

male funnel-web bytes deliver a powerful venom known as a Trachsel toxin

the toxins reached the circulatory

the toxins reached the circulatory system in approximately two minutes

system in approximately two minutes

system in approximately two minutes and can kill in 15 symptoms include

and can kill in 15 symptoms include

and can kill in 15 symptoms include mouth tingling twitching tongue profuse

mouth tingling twitching tongue profuse

mouth tingling twitching tongue profuse salivating watery eyes sweating and

salivating watery eyes sweating and

salivating watery eyes sweating and muscle spasms

muscle spasms

muscle spasms after two hours most subside only to be

after two hours most subside only to be

after two hours most subside only to be replaced with respiratory distress and

replaced with respiratory distress and

replaced with respiratory distress and cardiac arrest

Sydnee funnel webs are easy to spot

Sydnee funnel webs are easy to spot large spiders with glossy black heads

large spiders with glossy black heads

large spiders with glossy black heads and dark brown bodies they’re best known

and dark brown bodies they’re best known

and dark brown bodies they’re best known for their massive fangs most spider’s

for their massive fangs most spider’s

for their massive fangs most spider’s fangs are pincer-like but the funnel

fangs are pincer-like but the funnel

fangs are pincer-like but the funnel webs are hardened and act like daggers

webs are hardened and act like daggers

webs are hardened and act like daggers to work these daggers

to work these daggers

to work these daggers they must raise their bodies up and

they must raise their bodies up and

they must raise their bodies up and strike down

they strike repeatedly and with enough

they strike repeatedly and with enough force to penetrate a human toenail