Casually handling a huntsman on the bus is the most Aussie thing I’ve ever seen.

“These fat fuckers” That caught me completely off-guard in this extremely well-researched and professional documentary, and I love it 😂

As a Braziliian who have to deal with Wandering spiders inside home at the summers (also brown recluses), i can confirm they are big, very mobile and agressive and even a big one can hide in very, very small objects. Edit: Wandering spiders can kill adults as brown recluse wich i also have to deal with. But local medicine use to be ready to treat if its called soon as you get bitten (same goes to snakes). Its all about reaction time vs poison spread time. This is why i think brown recluse its more risky due to be very small and not have a noticeable bite but yet take some days to actually kills. And i never killed a single one, just making them get in (or attack) a broom or i put a box over them and release in nature.

Fun thing is, dangerous spiders dont need to be venomous nor agressive. Huntsman has not much of venom nor do they bite often... But they do cause many car crashes and other accidents. My friend visited Australia and crashed rental car because when she opened sunscreen, large huntsman fell on her lap and run all over her. Not only was it jump scare but shes dead afraid even of small spiders... Police was called by bypassers and they found her bout 800m from car, breathless and in panic close to insanity :) Car was tottaled, spider was found hiding under seat unharmed and she was ok if not count horriffic mental scar and 10x more of arachnophobia :) Its hard to find statistic and specialy in fatal cases, theres no one to tell what happend. But in google, can find quite few accidents caused by spiders who otherwise are harmless. Theyr ability and likelyness to hide in unexpected places dont help theyr case, lol.

"Funnel webs are extremely sedentary and reluctant to leave the safety of their burrows." - Spirit animal detected.

Why do I weirdly wish spiders were more dangerous than they actually are?

One thing you overlooked was the size of their laughing gear and the way it is angled. Lived in Sydney as a kid and a friend got tagged by a Funnel-web straight through her toe nail, ended up in hospital of course but she lived. Never was an arachnophobe, but we had trapdoors in the lawn and the occasional funnel-web wander into the house, treated them with the respect they were due.

Love your style and the factual, clear presentation - missed your videos :)

Nice video. Personally, though, I think when most people talk about how dangerous something is, the encounter is assumed to have happened. There's a difference between "X species is this dangerous to the human species," and "An encounter with X is this dangerous to the individual encountering it." Mosquitos kill far more humans than polar bears, but everyone would call the polar bear more dangerous to actually encounter than a mosquito. If I run into a polar bear, I'm not going to be like, "Oh, this is rare, so I'm not in much danger." But I agree that general disposition and likelihood of dry bites and whatnot are part of the common danger equation.

People are instantly afraid and thus demonize that which is alien to them; instead of understanding, or at least giving their best effort, they choose to hate. Sometimes I get sick when I think of how much power we possess and how little we have evolved. God forbid we ever meet an off world civilization, I fear for them not us!

I have a BWS preserved in formalin that I captured about 30 yrs ago. It came in with a shipment of bananas at a local Phx grocery store. My wife contacted me immediately because she knew that I was a spider buff. I didn't recognize the species at first. It was VERY aggressive and attempted to bite me thru the plastic cake container it was captured in. Unfortunately, it passed after about a week. I'm glad that I kept it as my sons both would take it to show and tell at school. They were the cool kids because they had a specimen of one of the most venomous creatures on Earth. As cool as it is, I'll stick to tarantulas. As for which is more deadly ? Both have very potent venoms, but the BWS takes the prize, BUT, because of the proximity to humans, the Atrax species typically gets more bites in.

why would anyone let a spider with seriously medically significant venom, climb on their hand and arm? The video poster might think this is a show of bravado and courage but I think its plain dumb. Apart from that, a great video overall. Well presented and explained.

i absolutely love your videos and love you humor, extremely informative and brilliant.. please keep it up

I can't believe I was not notified of this video; I've been hanging out waiting for it. No matter, you've hit the mark again, Jackson. Keep 'em coming.

A confrontation between a wandering spider versus a funnel-web would be interesting but probably cruel because both species would never ever meet in real life. I'd like to include the even more enigmatic six-eyed sand spider, but they rarely move too much yet they're extremely agile as hell...So interesting this.

I totally agree that these spyders are not deadly as expected. I personally have met Brazilian Wondering Spiders many times. Althouth they are quite agressive if they think you can pose a thread. They will be ok if you learn to respect their space. There are just some cautions you need to take care if you live close to them.

Love your videos. I'm not sure if your trying to be funny or not but I always get a chuckle listening to you

I wonder how often either species tend to deliver dry bites in comparison. Not sure how true but I do believe people online tend to state that funnel webs rarely dry bite, which might account for the number of confirmed wandering spider bites with little to no symptoms.

LOL. Another great video. You had me almost rolling on the floor in fits of laughter...almost. Job well-done mate!!

Just imagine how deadly they would be combined.🕷️

I appreciate that there are so many people like you can teach how amazing spiders are. In fact while my favorite species is still the zebra jumping spider funnel webs come close. I'd still not get close to one but they're an impressive and badass species. Wandering spiders on the other hand have beautiful colors.

Love your work mate, keep it up!

Well as a health professional (ICU nurse), I’ve been passionate about all venomous critters for close to 40 years. Read numerous papers and studies mostly on scorpions, spiders and snakes. I used to breed several highly venomous species among which Latrodectus mactans (spiders) and several hundreds of different medically significant scorpions that I used to ship to different scientists worldwide. Anyway, birth of both my children put a stop to this crazy hobby but while my passion subsided, my interest about venoms always remains. Still have vials of the Mexican Alacramyn antivenom at home as memories of the good old days for God’s sake !!! 😂 Here were my main medically significant scorpion species (used to work in Mexico and would go on scorpion “hunting”): - Centruroides infamatus (from Michoacan, Mexico) - Centruroides limpidus/tecomanus (from Colima, Mexico) - Centruroides noxius (from Nayarit, Mexico) - Centruroides elegans (from Jalisco/Colima/Nayarit, Mexico) - Centruroides suffusus (from Durango, Mexico) - Androctonus australis - Androctonus crassicauda - Androctonus amoreuxi - Androctonus bicolor - Leiurus quinquestriatus - Parabuthus granulatus - Parabuthus transvaalicus And tens of other lesser medically important Buthidae and other sp. Anyway, back to the main topic of the video, all in all there’s dangerousness as far as possibilities of getting bitten/sting (likelihood) and then potential severe envenimation IF you ever get bitten/stung. That’s the difference between potential overall danger/risk and potential lethality (as it is zero if you don’t get bitten/stung, of course). True that you can have dry bites or never ever encounter a critter by either one on these species BUT if one would receive a full bite with full envenimation , there seems to be little doubt that the aforementioned Southern and Northern tree funnel web species (Hadronyche cereberea and H.formidablis) would bring the most severe symptoms compare to Phoneutria fera or P.nigriventer despite their higher incident frequencies. Of course, access to competent medically facilities and/or antivenom (when needed) could change the picture/outcome in some cases. Interesting also to note that some compounds of the funnel web spiders’ venoms are particularly toxic to primates/humans while having little effect on cats and dogs which in turn can get highly envenomated by some other Australian mygalomorph spiders (harmless to us). Anyway, I think that what most folks want to know is the potential danger/legality if you happen to get bitten. And for humans, as far as spiders go, I think certain funnel web sp. take the cake with higher risks of severe envenomation. Keep up the good work, very interesting video btw. Regards

Love how this video starts with you free handling an Holconia immanis

I'm curious...how deadly would a FULL ENVENOMATION bite from a Hadronyche Formidabilis (Northern Tree-Dwelling Funnel Web Spider) be with no access to anti-venom for an adult human?

Gotta say your art is stunning! I very much appreciate this video on these two spiders that often get put on the same boat. Though I have a healthy amount of respect for both I feel like neither need to be feared as much as they are. P. fera is one of my favourite spiders to see. They look weirdly soft, like they have teddy fur. P.S. After watching you bathe your funnelweb with a brush I lost some amount of respect for em. They definitely put all their stat points in just 1 skill, huh? 😂

It makes you wonder how on earth these animals get their fearsome reputations. Yet no one blinks an eye at things like mosquito bites. That cause an estimated 7/800,000 deaths per year.

Best thing about both spiders is they live about as far from Britain as you can get

Excellent video mate! Really well done!

I agree that death sound more severe than the other side effects of the Brazilian Spider, but I would still call it a tie race.

This was great! I very much enjoyed it. Thank you.

Just curious. In regards to the funnel web, I recall reading that one of the reasons the fatality rate of the spider wasn't terribly high, was because the spider tended to deliver a dry bite, using the size of its fangs and the sharp pain of penetration. That always made sense to me, as why waste precious venom on something you can't eat - we've even seen this with your centipede. But you're far more knowledgeable about this then I am, so what are your thoughts on that?

I love your videos thank you for uploading.

That Huntsman at the beginning is gorgeous. I love those gentle giants! Still wouldn't hold one like that without suffering a heart attack

Finally, someone who appears to have some idea of what they're talking about. This bloke has submitted his review based on scientific data, NOT personal opinion.

adjust the amount of venom depending on the size of the prey or predator. At certain times, they do not inject venom when biting, hence called dry bites. When hunting, they do not rely on their vision, but their vibrations. They have unique warning sign, where they lift their front legs and swing back and forth before the attack. What is the difference between Sydney Funnel-Web Spider and Brazilian Wandering Spider? • Sydney funnel-web spiders are only found in the areas, in the city of Sydney, Australia, whereas Brazilian wandering spiders are found in Central and South America. • Sydney funnel-web spiders are normally larger than Brazilian wandering spiders. • Sydney funnel-web spiders are black with hairy smooth bodies, whereas Brazilian wandering spiders are brown in color with red hairs on their body. • Brazilian wandering spiders are more aggressive than Sydney funnel-web spiders. • Unlike Brazilian wandering spider, which delivers occasional dry bites (without venom), Sydney funnel-web spiders always deliver bites with venom. • The scientific name of Sydney funnel-web spider is Atrax robustus while that of Brazilian wandering spider is Phoneutria fera. • Unlike the Brazilian wandering spiders, Sydney funnel-web spiders build funnel web to live. • Venom of Brazilian wandering spiders contains Phoneutria nigriventer toxin-3 (PhTx3) as the main compound whereas, that of Sydney funnel-web spider is atraxotoxin. Hope this helps❤

damn wish i was notified of this video, the bell icon is clicked?? anyway awesome informative video dude. youre really funny yet very professional and knowledgeable. keep up the fantastic content mate :)

Watch this video if you want A) A well researched and non-sensationalized review of two demonized types of spiders, and/or B) To watch funnel webs get verbally roasted for twenty minutes. Great video.

You also did not mention that the Brazilian wandering spider doesn't use its venom unless it is in a life-threatening situation. The first bite for Brazilian watering spider is always a warning by. If you press the spider even more, that's when it will use its venom and cause the most damage

I have seen a video of a wandering spider being aggressive, not just defensive. It was a guy holding out a thong (sandle) with his girlfriend screaming in the background. The spider ran approximately 2 feet towards the Sandle and layed in a bite. It was an attack. Not a defense. Call it a defensive attack if you will. As an Australian, i havent seen a male funnel web do this. Ive only seen it once, but that wandering soider was angry, very angry. In saying that, i imagine the toxicity of the funnel web is more potent. The chance of a bite from a wandering spider seems more likely from my fascination with these things.

“That’s like having 8 brains and being a creationist” made me giggle 😂 spot on

I greatly appreciate how informative and also how hilarious your videos are 🙂 You always manage to crack me up with your commentaries..."That's like having 8 brains and being a creationist." You're definitely a natural at these videos. You can tell you're really passionate about Bugs and Biology. Your genuine desire to share the proper knowledge and information really comes across to us. Thanks for sharing and keep up the beautiful work, brother 🙏

Loxosceles Laeta has a high death rate across South America.

I remember that you guys lost a poor young man back to a redback spider in 2016. I'm sorry for your lost guys.

I've got two Thailand funnel-web do you know any information on them because there's not much information out there

I'm going to put my money on misunderstood. I think if you go out of your way to piss off a spider you're going to get inoculated. Case in point, the 6 eyed sand spider has powerful venom but they don't go around making statistics out of people.

i will always love spiders bc they are free pest control just like other insects such as centipedes, scorpions, wasps, hornets, mantids, assassin bugs and these are insects i do not kill if they arent bothering me i even get a catch cup for wasp and hornets freeze em for a few minutes and release them outside

You have created a knowledge and care.

great video. about time someone did a sensible video about the danger hype surrounding these types of spiders. the guy with the spider on the bus....was that a huntsman spider ?

Thank you for eliminating much of the sensational fanfare given to these 2 families however much fun it probably is to imagine the result of dangerous encounters one might run into in the unlikely event of even being on the same continent with one or another of these much maligned creatures.

This is the video the world has been waiting for!

Finally someone who really debunks those urban myths. I also hate all the clickbait crap on YT concerning venomous animals, so thanks for being one of the few out there, who clearly know what they are talking about and bust all the other shit.

Thank you for your assessment of these two genera. I appreciate the absence of sensationalism.

I believe at 2:40 you can see the funnel web's heart beating, incredible detail.

Watching this now because I just found out I took a photo of a wandering spider when I was travelling

Finally. I found the bug channel I've been looking for.

i think they are both dangerous for there own reasons the funnel web venom is more powerful and can kill you but you are more likely to see the wandering spider and they can see and have better mobility for me its a tie

There's a perfect flipside example to the inland taipan too. The saw-scaled viper is often considered one of, if not THE deadliest snake in the world. However, its venom is (relatively) mild, at least compared to other deadly snakes. What makes them dangerous is that they're tiny, very aggressive and quick to bite, like to hide out in human settlements, and well... their venom is still deadly enough to kill many people and send many, many more to the hospital.

Brazilian wandering spider-More potent venom but injects venom in much smaller quantities due to their smaller fangs Sydney funnel web spider-Less potent venom but injects much more venom due to their larger fangs

Since they have large fangs and gulp down on pray that have been around multiple landscapes with lots of bacteria and dirt, wouldn’t infection from a bite rather than envenomation be more medically significant? As they view us as predators and don’t want to waste their venom on something they can’t regularly take down and eat for dinner.

"That would be like having 8 brains and being a Creationist." Says the human mammal who was clearly created from a significantly intelligent being.

i liked b4 i watched because i knew i would like it (and had to be 1st muhaha), i watched it right after and did not disappoint, like always. Great video.

I heard some people have a similar debate on which scorpion species is deadlier, death stalker or indian red. Some say fat tails or thick tails are deadlier.

Awesome upload

love your videos

Thank you for a well-researched and rationally presented video. There needs to be more of this sort of stuff on YT to counter the preponderance of sensationalist nonsense. Also respect to your calm and well-argued takedowns of idiots in the comment section. Great channel, to which this tarantula-owning Brit is now going to subscribe (and I don't subscribe often to channels).

I love your work.

As someone who is creating a Graphic Novel about spiders - Thank you so much for this video! It helped reassure me that I am making the right decision with how I handle these two spiders as characters in my book. 😁

Good video! I liked your take on 'poisonous' and 'dangerous'. Aren't Funnels an old species with no cardio and bad eyesight?

Its rarre the Funnel Web here in Sydney ever delivers a dry bite. They are very angry, all the time.

i love that style of music. cool to see you do too.

Usually these types of videos cause a lot of weirdoes to come crawling into the comment section but it's been eerily calm so far...

👍 an excellent video with a rather fine last line...

A bite from a spider doesn't guarantee being receiving venomated. Sometimes a bite is just that, a bite.

The Fraser Island funnel-web is currently considered the same species (Hadronyche infensa) as the so-called Toowoomba funnel-web or long toothed funnel web, However, due to millennia of isolation, the Fraser Island funnel-web is genetically different. It's venom has been recorded as being six times more powerful than the Sydney funnel web spider. 🕷🕷🕷

Have kept BWS; very large, nervous, vary fast, and can climb glass. I would be much more concerned if it got loose in the house versus any of the funnel webs.

As soon as you find out there's a funnel web spider is under ur bed u won't be able to sleep believe it.

Most big spiders stand up when feel threatened they do that to make the other feel threatened it's called threat posture and I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure there are only a few big spiders that don't do it

I thoroughly enjoyed this video and seeing some actual well-researched information for once. Could you also do one for the Brown Recluse? There seems to be much debate about the severity of the wounds their bites can inflict, more specifically if they can cause necrosis and lead to amputations or not. Some argue it's mostly misattributions or bacterial infections that are responsible.

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20:20 Interestingly, it means that the severe envenomation rates of these 2, and especially H. formidabilis, are likely on healthy adults.

would you compare these to Six-eyed sandspider which is surrounded by some myths.

“That’s like having 8 brains and being a creationist”

My grandfather told me of an incident when he was young and took a job in produce section on a grocery store. They were unloading a shipment of bananas when a large spider ran out out of three bananas and big his country worker on the finger. The fellow immediately ran over and grabbed a cleaver and chopped his own finger off. I was always puzzled by this until I found out about the BWS. Now I get it.

I loved the last disclaimer about the comments :)

Bro handles spiders on the bus 😂 👍

IN THE 2ND TAIPAN TIC IT HAS A PIC

Funnel webs are definitely scary looking. Fascinating but scary.

Gotta love the jabs at creationists, especially during an otherwise sober and educational video

Though it is vanishingly rare to encounter them, Six-eyed sand spiders have gotten a lot of bad press. Eight brains and being a creationist? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 (That's eight laughs.)

That same "Australian" funnel web spider is right here in the Caribbean

What about Latrodectus mactans? Are black widows not in the same realm of deadliness?

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If giving a heart attack counts as mortality, then another point for the wandering spider, I've had a few encounters with this spider and they are very fast and can jump, and they don't show fear like most spiders when they encounter a humans zo in cases where you find it in your house just be careful with the speed of this thing.

Huntsman spiders look creepy with their Dhalsim legs

The FW's body looks as though it's durable enough that an opponent's sting may not be able to penetrate--skin looks like it's made of plastic or vinyl. Then, their bite is so forceful(strong--claims state it may penetrate nails or shoes), potent(a top 5 or 10 deadliest spider), very aggressive, and poses works to defend it(have to get around its bite to kjII it). I think facing this spider is the scariest to deal with...

Now we're asking the real questions

Well which one would you rather be bitten of ,, n death rates in a country with an excellent helth system against one preoccupied with growing cocaine!

Loving your paleo ref x