Recently, news was published that swimming pools in Australia are being invaded by deadly spiders. Research reveals that it is the funnel-web spider and the eastern mouse spider. They began to appear after heavy rains that devastated the region.
This scenario has scared, and a lot, the local residents. See below for more details on this subject.
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In parts of South Wales, Australia, heavy rains and flooding have hit the region since March 23. Northern areas should also be on alert. Reptile breeder Sam Herrmann says storms set spiders in motion.
deadly spiders
Funnel web spiders (atrax robustus) belong to the Araneida family, with about 40 known species. For those who don't know, she is in the top 10 of the deadliest spiders in the world and the males of the species are responsible for several cases of fatalities.
This is all because they have evolved a more potent venom to protect themselves while seeking out females to mate with.
Is there any kind of prevention against the venom of these spiders?
Researches say that, since the 1950s, there has been an anti-arachnidic serum for funnel-web spiders. After this invention, no deaths were recorded due to the bite of this species. But its bite is so powerful that it can cause the death of a child within 15 minutes.
On the other hand, the eastern mouse spiders (Missulena bradleyi), although they are very similar in appearance to the funnel web spiders, their poison it is weaker, but still deadly.
Both can spend long periods underwater because they are able to trap air bubbles in the hairs on their undersides. Most species of spiders even have a dual respiratory system.
Heavy rains caused spiders to invade swimming pools in Australia
Due to heavy rains, there were reports that these spiders appeared in several pools in Australia. Lynda Smith, who lives on the north coast of New South Wales, says she found four eastern mouse spiders in her swimming pool. Dan Smith found dead funnel webs.