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Deadly spiders wanted from backyards for venom research into potential life-saving medicines – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Do you have a huntsman spider lurking in the bathroom or a golden orb-weaver building an impressive web in your garden? Don’t call pest control … call spider scientist Samantha Nixon and she’ll come and take away your arachnid for valuable venom research.

Source: Deadly spiders wanted from backyards for venom research into potential life-saving medicines – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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