The Largest Recorded Male Funnel-Web Spider Receives the Name ‘Hemsworth’ Before Getting Milked for His Venom

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The Australian Reptile Park has introduced its largest male funnel-web spider yet — named Hemsworth, after the tall Hemsworth brothers. The male funnel-web is one of the most venomous spiders in Australia, and Hemsworth’s extracted venom will be used to make life-saving antivenom.

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