Funnel-web spiders collected for the Sydney zoo are used to create the antivenom used to treat the spider's dangerous bite Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...
Teni added that the zoo is relying "on spider donations more than ever." Egg sacs are particularly useful as they contain about 150-200 spiders. She also noted that it is currently "breeding ...
“FUNNEL-WEB EGG SACS WANTED,” a Facebook post from the organization reads. “Help save lives across Australia by donating funnel-web spiders and their egg sacs to join the life-saving anti ...
In one demonstration, Ms Teni advises using a long spoon to carefully guide the spider and its egg sac into a secure jar. “We want to encourage the spider with her egg sac into the jar in one ...