One of the world's deadliest spiders has a larger and more venomous cousin, scientists have found, and it could soon be coming to a bedroom or garage near you. Sydney funnel-web spiders are known as some of the most dangerous creepy-crawlies in the world thanks to their famously potent venom, only a tiny amount of which is needed to kill Australian animals unlucky enough to cross their paths. Before an antivenom was invented in 1981, 13 people were killed in run-ins with the arachnid.

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